2025 Best Air Transportation Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in air transportation, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #135 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Air Transportation Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 496 master's degrees in air transportation to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Air Transportation School for Your Master's Degree

The air transport master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to air transportation students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other air transportation students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for air transportation to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized air transportation related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for air transportation students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Air Transportation Schools

The air transport school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Air Transportation Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Air Transportation in the Southeast Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for air transportation students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Air Transport

1

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL

330 Annual Graduates

$91,764 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in air transportation has to look into Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Master's recipients from the air transportation program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide make $14,803 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in air transportation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

2

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL

31 Annual Graduates

$91,764 Median Starting Salary

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in air transportation. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

Master's recipients from the air transportation program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach get $14,803 above the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in air transportation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

3

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL

19 Annual Graduates

Florida Institute of Technology is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in air transportation. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in air transportation from Florida Institute of Technology

4

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

73 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Liberty University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in air transportation. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg.More information about a master’s in air transportation from Liberty University

5

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in air transportation from Middle Tennessee State University

6

Everglades University
Boca Raton, FL

16 Annual Graduates

$53,684 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Boca Raton, Everglades U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the air transport program report average early career earnings of $53,684.

More information about a master’s in air transportation from Everglades University

7

Delta State University
Cleveland, MS

16 Annual Graduates

$70,632 Median Starting Salary

Located in the remote town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the air transport program state that they receive average early career wages of $70,632.

More information about a master’s in air transportation from Delta State University

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	460
Virginia	182	4
Tennessee	166	14
Mississippi	145	27
West Virginia	112	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Air Transport

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

Air Transport Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	461
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	35

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.