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Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, air transportation was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 10,326 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England 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.

#1

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Bridgewater State University the most popular school in the New England Region for air transportation students. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vermont Technical College is a great place for air transportation students. Located in the remote area of Randolph, Vermont Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Full Air Transportation at Vermont Technical College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the New England Region list. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Shore Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular air transportation programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Air Transportation at Naugatuck Valley Community College Report

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 43
Maine 6
Connecticut 0
New Hampshire 3
Vermont 18

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

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 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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