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2023 Most Popular Online Air Transportation Trade Schools

27 Colleges
$46,821 Avg Salary
$21,965 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Air Transportation Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Air Transportation Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the most popular online school in the United States for air transportation students. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 27 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Air Transportation Trade Schools list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middle Georgia State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Air Transportation Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Everglades University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Everglades University is a great place for air transportation students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, Everglades U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

Polk State College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Air Transportation Trade Schools list. Polk State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Winter Haven.

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Florida Institute of Technology - Online came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Air Transportation Trade Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Air Transportation Trade Schools ranking. ENMU - Main Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Portales.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best air transportation programs. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

LeTourneau University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Air Transportation Trade Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Longview, LETU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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 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 27 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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