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Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

If you plan to study air transportation, take a look at what Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and approximately 8,797 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 38 students received their associate's degree in air transport.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Air Transportation section at the bottom of this page.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Air Transportation Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Air Transport
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Air Transportation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the air transport progam at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The air transport major at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Air Transportation. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 2
Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools 2
Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools 2
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 3
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 3
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Best Air Transportation Trade Schools 5
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools 7
Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools 9
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Most Focused Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools 10
Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools 12
Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Best Value Air Transportation Schools 26

Earnings of Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Air Transport Graduates

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is $53,995. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 21% higher than the national average of $44,734 for all air transport bachelor's degree recipients.

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Air Transport Student Demographics at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the air transport majors at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Air Transportation Associate’s Program

13% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 87% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in air transport at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach with a associate's in air transport.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 24
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

13% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 566 air transport majors earned their bachelor's degree from Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach. Of these graduates, 87% were men and 13% were women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its air transport bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach with a bachelor's in air transport.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 39
Black or African American 32
Hispanic or Latino 84
White 296
International Students 83
Other Races/Ethnicities 32

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also has a doctoral program available in air transport. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Air Transportation

If you plan to be a air transport major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology 502
Air Traffic Controller 34

Careers That Air Transport Grads May Go Into

A degree in air transport can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Flight Attendants 8,650 $62,610
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 4,830 $93,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 4,780 $188,400
Commercial Pilots 4,170 $110,540
Airfield Operations Specialists 650 $53,920

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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