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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Air Transportation is the #93 most popular major in the country with 9,984 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Air Transportation Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southeast Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Air Transportation Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the most popular school in the Southeast Region for air transportation students working on their master’s degree. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

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

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A rank of #2 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. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

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

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#3

Everglades University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Everglades University is a great place for air transportation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, Everglades U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Full Air Transportation at Everglades University Report

#4

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Delta State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Southeast Region . Delta State University is a small public school located in the town of Cleveland.

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

Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their master’s degree. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

Of the 14 students majoring in air transport at Middle Tennessee State University, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #7, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#8

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree air transportation programs. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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American Public University System 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Air Transportation at American Public University System

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 82
Virginia 414
North Carolina 63
Florida 3,118
Tennessee 159
Kentucky 46
South Carolina 0
Louisiana 33
Arkansas 23
Alabama 89
Mississippi 64
West Virginia 1

One of 3 majors within the area of study, air transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 9 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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