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2023 Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,128 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,030 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 315 degrees and certificates were awarded to air transportation students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for air transport students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Air Transportation

Our analysis found Lincoln Land Community College to be the best value school for air transportation students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LLCC are $6,840 a year.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Lincoln Land Community College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great value for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUC are $15,416 a year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $787, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its great value ranking, SIUC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Value Air Transportation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Air Transportation Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 251
Indiana 265
Wisconsin 18
Ohio 249

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 2 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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