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2025 Best Air Transportation Schools in Texas

3 Colleges in Texas
246 Air Transport Degrees Awarded
$48,087 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in air transportation, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #91 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of air transportation. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 246 degrees in air transportation annually.

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Choosing a Great Air Transportation School

Best Air Transportation Schools in Texas Your choice of air transportation school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Air Transportation School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Air Transportation Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Air Transport
Bachelor's Degrees in Air Transport

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Air Transportation Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Air Transportation in Texas

The schools below may not offer all types of air transport degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Texas Schools in Air Transport

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Air Transport Degrees Awarded
38.2% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in air transportation has to look into LeTourneau University. Located in the small city of Longview, LETU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 84th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 55 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at LETU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the air transport program make around $38,205 in the first couple years of working.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$35,008 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in air transportation needs to take a look at Texas State Technical College. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means TSTC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 21 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at TSTC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the air transport program make around $35,008 in the first couple years of their career.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Enhance your Bachelor of Science in Operations Management with a concentration in Logistics and Transportation at Southern New Hampshire University.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$56,487 Median Starting Salary

University of North Texas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in air transportation. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 21 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available. Air Transportation degree recipients from University of North Texas get an earnings boost of approximately $8,400 over the average income of air transportation graduates.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 287 328
Oklahoma 257 266
New Mexico 219 39

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One of 3 majors within the Transportation & Materials Moving area of study, Air Transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Air Transport Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew 143
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology 71
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 32

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 1,130
Marine Transportation 193

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