Find Trade Colleges

Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools

2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

45 Colleges
$20,486 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,159 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Air Transportation Bachelor's 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.

The Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 45 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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.

Top 10 Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus the best value school in the United States for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Portales.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,718 per year. On average, air transport graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $19,492 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, ENMU - Main Campus is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Request Information

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $11,185 a year. Air Transport majors at Embry-Riddle Worldwide take out an average of $23,320 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $1,220, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

Request Information

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida Institute of Technology - Online helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value air transportation schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Florida Institute of Technology - Online undergraduate students pay an average of $12,240 in tuition and fees each year. Air Transport majors at Florida Institute of Technology - Online take out an average of $27,083 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $1,201.

Read More…

Request Information

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middle Georgia State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Georgia State University are $12,448 per year. The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Middle Georgia State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,601. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $263, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Middle Georgia State University

Request Information

Out of the 45 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,830 per year. On average, air transport graduates from UVU take out $25,773 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UVU also did well on our Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Air Transportation at Utah Valley University Report

Request Information
#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

UND undergraduate students pay an average of $15,570 in tuition and fees each year. Air Transport majors at UND take out an average of $20,833 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Air Transportation at University of North Dakota Report

Request Information

Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for air transportation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,416 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at SIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,209. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $454.

Full Air Transportation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Request Information
#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree air transportation programs. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Liberty University are $16,203 a year. The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Liberty University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,756. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $1,093.

Full Air Transportation at Liberty University Report

Request Information

Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for air transportation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,814 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, air transport majors at Minnesota State Mankato accumulate an average of around $20,052 in student debt.

Minnesota State Mankato excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Minnesota State University - Mankato

Request Information

Louisiana Tech University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana Tech are $16,806 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from Louisiana Tech carry an average student debtload of $21,900.

Read More…

Request Information

Air Transportation by Region

View the Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
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 25 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.

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.