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2022 Best Value Colleges for Air Traffic Controller (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 262 people earned their degree in air traffic controller, making the major the 732nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 79 air traffic controller graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality air traffic controller programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the air traffic controller program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Air Traffic Controller (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #1 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a private not-for-profit institution located in Prescott, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region air traffic controller students whose families make $0-$30k list, Embry-Riddle Prescott has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Air Traffic Controller Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $31,082 for Southwest Region Air Traffic Controller students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Embry-Riddle Prescott.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Air Traffic Controller Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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