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2023 Most Popular Online Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

6 Colleges
$40,030 Avg Salary
$15,119 Avg Student Debt

Air Transportation is the #19 most popular major in the country with 10,326 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Most Popular Online Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 372 students majoring in air transport at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, 88% are male and 12% are female.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Embry-Riddle Worldwide take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,528.

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#2

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Polk State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Winter Haven, Polk State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 93% are male.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Polk State take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,447.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a great place for air transportation students working on their online associate degree. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

Women make up 18% of the air transport majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Florida Institute of Technology - Online take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,595.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Southeast Region . Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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#5

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Southeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Southeast Region . SEU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland.

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Explore the most popular online air transportation schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 88
South Carolina 7
Arkansas 52
North Carolina 113
Florida 3,497
West Virginia 1
Louisiana 33
Virginia 413
Alabama 103
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 145
Mississippi 63

Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Air Transport Concentrations

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 6 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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