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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

19 Colleges
$38,795 Avg Salary
$20,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Air Transportation Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for air transportation students. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Flushing.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

#2

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Farmingdale State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

York College

Jamaica, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. York is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jamaica.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Baltimore County landed the # 4 spot on the list. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Community College of Baltimore County

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Beaver County. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CCBC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Monaca.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Community College of Beaver County

Delaware State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Del State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Dover.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Delaware State University

With a ranking of #7, Mercer County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for air transportation students. It came in at #8 on the list. UMES is a small public school located in the fringe town of Princess Anne.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Atlantic Cape Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular air transportation programs. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mays Landing.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Atlantic Cape Community College

#9

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Dutchess Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular air transportation programs. DCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Dutchess Community College

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 218
Pennsylvania 42
New Jersey 22
Maryland 42
Delaware 14

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

Majors Similar to Air Transport

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 19 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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