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2023 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools

20 Colleges
$40,030 Avg Salary
$15,119 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the best school in the United States for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Embry-Riddle Worldwide take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,528.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the United States. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

On average, air transport graduates from Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach take out $20,528 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Michigan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the town of Traverse City, NMC is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at NMC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,442.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the United States. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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With a ranking of #6, Community College of Allegheny County did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a large student population.

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Florida Institute of Technology - Online ranked #7 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Florida Institute of Technology - Online take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,595.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools list. K -State is a large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for air transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

Air Transport majors at Florida Tech take out an average of $20,595 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #10, Community College of Baltimore County did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, air transport majors at CCBC accumulate an average of around $17,890 in student debt.

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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 20 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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