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2023 Best Air Transportation Trade Schools

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$46,821 Avg Salary
$21,965 Avg Student Debt

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 fairly small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a great place for air transportation students. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

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The excellent programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the United States. ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Portales.

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#4

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

The excellent programs at Northwestern Michigan College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the United States. Located in the town of Traverse City, NMC is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2023 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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Utah Valley University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best air transportation programs. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Air Transportation Trade Schools ranking. 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

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best air transportation programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best air transportation programs. FVTC is a large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

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

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Air Transportation by Region

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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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