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2023 Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$31,806 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,030 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree School for You

Air Transportation is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 3,497 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Florida ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Florida 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in Florida

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

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

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $11,185 per year. 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a great value for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida Institute of Technology - Online are $12,240 per year. 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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The excellent associate degree programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value air transportation schools in Florida. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach undergraduate students pay an average of $40,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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 Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florida Tech are $43,670 a year. 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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Best Value Air Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 88
South Carolina 7
Arkansas 52
North Carolina 113
West Virginia 1
Louisiana 33
Virginia 413
Alabama 103
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 145
Mississippi 63

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 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).

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