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Air Transportation at Florida Institute of Technology

Air Transportation at Florida Institute of Technology

If you plan to study air transportation, take a look at what Florida Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and approximately 6,775 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 23 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.

Florida Tech Air Transportation Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Air Transport (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Air Transport
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

Florida Tech Air Transportation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks air transport programs across the country. The following shows how Florida Tech performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The air transport major at Florida Tech 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
Best Air Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools 2
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Best Value Air Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools 4
Most Focused Air Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools 6
Most Popular Air Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools 7
Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools 9
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Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools 14
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 15
Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 15
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Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools 17
Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools 17
Best Air Transportation Trade Schools 19
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 20
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools 22
Most Focused Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools 28
Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 35
Best Value Air Transportation Schools 43

Earnings of Florida Tech Air Transport Graduates

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at Florida Tech is $48,855. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% 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 Florida Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the air transport majors at Florida Institute of Technology.

Florida Tech Air Transportation Associate’s Program

9% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 91% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Institute of Technology with a associate's in air transport.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Florida Tech Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

16% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 air transport majors earned their bachelor's degree from Florida Tech. Of these graduates, 84% were men and 16% were women. The typical air transport bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% women. So female students are more repesented at Florida Tech since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in air transport.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 34
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Florida Tech 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

The following air transport concentations are available at Florida Institute of Technology. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology 84
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 24
Air Traffic Controller 17
Other Air Transportation 5

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 Florida Institute of Technology.

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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