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2023 Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$11,127 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,030 Avg Salary

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for air transport students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the air transport associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Air Transportation

Our 2023 rankings named Fox Valley Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,977 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FVTC also is in the top 20% of our Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Fox Valley Technical College

#2

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern Michigan College is a great value for air transportation students working on their associate degree. NMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Traverse City.

NMC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,048 in tuition and fees each year. On average, air transport graduates from NMC take out $15,442 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Northwestern Michigan College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lincoln Land Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. LLCC is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

LLCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,068 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Air Transportation at Lincoln Land Community College Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 4 spot on the list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,416 in tuition and fees each year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $787, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 251
Indiana 265
Wisconsin 18
Ohio 249
Illinois 315

Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Air Transport Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Air Transport

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 4 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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