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2023 Best Value Air Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Air Transportation Undergraduate Certificate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Air Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the air transport undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Air Transportation
Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the best value school for air transportation students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,977 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, FVTC also did well on our Best Air Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 4 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hinds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Raymond.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hinds Community College are $6,800 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Flushing, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology are $27,730 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Air Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Florida Tech are $43,670 a year.
Full Air Transportation at Florida Institute of Technology Report
Air Transportation by Region
View the Best Value Air Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
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| Southwest |
| Other U.S. Territories |
| Great Lakes |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.