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2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

45 Colleges
$19,958 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 9,287 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

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 small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 a year. On average, air transport graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $18,298 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

ENMU - Main Campus also claimed a spot on our Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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

Out of the 45 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the # 2 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $10,748 a year. Air Transport majors at Embry-Riddle Worldwide take out an average of $22,830 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $1,177.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Institute of Technology - Online. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida Institute of Technology - Online are $12,240 per year. Air Transport majors at Florida Institute of Technology - Online take out an average of $26,570 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Middle Georgia State University is a great value for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Middle Georgia State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,389 in tuition and fees each year. Air Transport majors at Middle Georgia State University take out an average of $25,247 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $265.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great value for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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 $17,092 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from UVU carry an average student debtload of $29,980.

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.

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#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 large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

UND undergraduate students pay an average of $15,037 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, air transport majors at UND accumulate an average of around $24,206 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $591.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUC are $15,240 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, air transport majors at SIUC accumulate an average of around $23,569 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $415, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Air Transportation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, air transport majors at Liberty University accumulate an average of around $24,032 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $653.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 a year. Air Transport majors at Minnesota State Mankato take out an average of $24,099 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Air Transportation at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

Louisiana Tech University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree air transportation programs. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the town of Ruston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Louisiana Tech are $16,806 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, air transport majors at Louisiana Tech accumulate an average of around $21,953 in student debt.

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Air Transportation by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
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 4,419
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew 2,221
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 1,816
Air Traffic Controller 338
Other Air Transportation 317
Airline Flight Attendant 44
Flight Instructor 38

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 17,893
Marine Transportation 1,203

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.

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