2023 Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
The Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Colleges.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Air Transportation
Our 2023 rankings named Texas State Technical College the best value school in the Southwest Region for air transportation students working on their associate degree. TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.
TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,094 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, air transport majors at TSTC accumulate an average of around $12,554 in student debt.
TSTC also claimed a spot on our Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Full Air Transportation at Texas State Technical College Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LeTourneau University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Longview.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LETU are $34,470 per year.
Best Air Transportation Colleges by State
Explore the best air transportation colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 324 |
Texas | 173 |
Oklahoma | 315 |
New Mexico | 58 |
Majors Related to Air Transport
Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Air Transport Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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