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

2 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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular 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.

#1

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

Our analysis found LeTourneau University to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southwest Region . LETU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Longview.

About 50% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Air Transportation at LeTourneau University

#2

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Out of the 2 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Rio Salado College

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 324
Texas 173
Oklahoma 315
New Mexico 58

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 2 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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