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2023 Best Air Transportation Trade Schools

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$46,821 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You

Air Transportation is the #19 most popular major in the country with 10,326 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Air Transportation Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Air Transportation Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for air transport majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Air Transportation Schools

Our analysis found L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy to be the best school for air transportation students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the rural area of Sanford, L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Air Transportation Trade Schools list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

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Out of the 57 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Portales.

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Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Out of the 57 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Michigan College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Traverse City, NMC is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Trade Schools list. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for air transportation students. It came in at #7 on the list. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Prescott.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #8, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Trade Schools list. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

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With a ranking of #10, Community College of Allegheny County did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Air Transportation by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

Air Transport Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology 5,487
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew 2,262
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 1,797
Other Air Transportation 303
Air Traffic Controller 228
Remote Aircraft Pilot 91
Airline Flight Attendant 81
Flight Instructor 77

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 21,480
Marine Transportation 1,493
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 7

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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