2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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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 moderately-sized 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 $8,718 a year. On average, air transport graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $19,492 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ENMU - Main Campus 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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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 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 $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.
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 city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit school 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.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Middle Georgia State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value air transportation schools in the United States. Located in the city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Middle Georgia State University undergraduate students pay an average of $12,448 in tuition and fees each 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,830 a year. On average, air transport graduates from UVU take out $25,773 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, UVU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.
University of North Dakota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,570 per year. Air Transport majors at UND take out an average of $20,833 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUC are $15,416 a 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.
With a ranking of #8, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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.
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 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.
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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.
Louisiana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $16,806 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from Louisiana Tech carry an average student debtload of $21,900.
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Air Transportation by Region
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Air Transportation Related Majors for Air Transport
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 |
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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 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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