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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools

123 Colleges
$40,030 Avg Salary
$14,912 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree School for You

Air Transportation is the #19 most popular major in the country with 9,287 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 123 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Air Transportation program at each school on the list.

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

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

About 12% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 88% are male.

Air Transport majors at Embry-Riddle Worldwide take out an average of $21,254 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the United States. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 111 students majoring in air transport at UVU, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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Out of the 123 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

Of the 100 students majoring in air transport at Mt. SAC, 81% are male and 19% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, air transport majors at Mt. SAC accumulate an average of around $9,685 in student debt.

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#4

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Broward College is a great place for air transportation students working on their associate degree. BC is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 16% of the air transport majors at the school.

On average, air transport graduates from BC take out $14,886 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Air Transportation at Broward College Report

#5

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 19% of the air transport majors at the school.

Air Transport majors at MDC take out an average of $14,243 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for air transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Spartan College - Tulsa is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in air transport at Spartan College - Tulsa, 97% are male and 3% are female.

Air Transport majors at Spartan College - Tulsa take out an average of $16,248 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Green River College

Auburn, WA

Green River College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for air transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. GRC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Auburn.

Women make up 16% of the air transport majors at the school.

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#8

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Cypress College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in air transport at Cypress College, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

About 13% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 87% are male.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,254.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools list. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

Of the 33 students majoring in air transport at FSCJ, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#11

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for air transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public school with a large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 81% are male.

Full Air Transportation at Sacramento City College Report

#12

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

With a ranking of #12, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 54% are male.

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With a ranking of #13, Central Oregon Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their associate degree. COCC is a small public school located in the city of Bend.

About 11% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 89% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, air transport graduates from COCC carry an average student debt load of $18,512.

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#13

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

Polk State College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree air transportation programs. Polk State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Winter Haven.

Of the 27 students majoring in air transport at Polk State, 81% are male and 19% are female.

On average, air transport graduates from Polk State take out $13,579 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Community College of Beaver County ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Monaca, CCBC is a public college with a small student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 81% are male.

Full Air Transportation at Community College of Beaver County Report

Community College of Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for air transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 80% are male.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at CCBC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,232.

Full Air Transportation at Community College of Baltimore County Report

Florida Institute of Technology ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

Women make up 9% of the air transport majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #18, Texas State Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

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

On average, air transport graduates from TSTC take out $16,398 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Air Transportation students that almost earned our Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI
19 Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK
19 Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC
22 Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT
22 San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA
22 Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ

Air Transportation by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
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 4,419
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew 2,221
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 1,816
Air Traffic Controller 338
Other Air Transportation 317
Airline Flight Attendant 44
Flight Instructor 38

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 17,893
Marine Transportation 1,203

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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