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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Air Transportation Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 9,984 people earned a degree or certificate in air transportation, making the major the #93 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Air Transportation Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Air Transportation program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the most popular school in the United States for air transportation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 16% of the air transport majors at the school.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the United States. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 68% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is a great place for air transportation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in air transport at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Full Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Report

#4

Everglades University

Boca Raton, FL

Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Everglades University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Everglades U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boca Raton.

Women make up 14% of the air transport majors at the school.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Everglades University

#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lewis University is a great place for air transportation students working on their master’s degree. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

About 13% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 87% are male.

Full Air Transportation at Lewis University Report

#6

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

With a ranking of #6, Delta State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public college with a small student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 74% are male.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Delta State University

#7

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree air transportation programs. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in air transport at UND, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the air transport majors at the school.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

With a ranking of #9, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their master’s degree. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

Women make up 7% of the air transport majors at the school.

Full Air Transportation at University of Central Missouri Report

Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for air transportation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 27% of the air transport majors at the school.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Florida Institute of Technology

Air Transportation by Region

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Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Air Transport

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 17,893
Marine Transportation 1,203
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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