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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

Check out the air transport programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our analysis found Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is a great place for air transportation students. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

Full Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Report

#3

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 63 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Broward College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for air transportation students. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Full Air Transportation at Liberty University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Sanford.

Read full report on Air Transportation at L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy

Middle Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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Middle Georgia State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Georgia State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Macon.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for air transportation students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Air Transportation students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Miami Dade College Miami, FL
12 Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology Fort Pierce, FL

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 88
South Carolina 7
Arkansas 52
North Carolina 113
Florida 3,497
West Virginia 1
Louisiana 33
Virginia 413
Alabama 103
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 145
Mississippi 63

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 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).

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