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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aviation/Airway Management & Operations (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,389 people earned their degree in aviation/airway management and operations, making the major the 363rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 97 aviation/airway management and operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 aviation/airway management and operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in aviation/airway management and operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent aviation/airway management and operations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the aviation/airway management and operations program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aviation/Airway Management & Operations (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree aviation/airway management and operations students whose families make $0-$30k list, ENMU - Main Campus has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ENMU - Main Campus is $8,115 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aviation/airway management and operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Killeen, Texas, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree aviation/airway management and operations students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A & M University - Central Texas has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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#3

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #3 spot on the list. LeTourneau University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LeTourneau University is $20,897 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aviation/Airway Management and Operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TSU is $19,390 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aviation/airway management and operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Aviation/Airway Management & Operations at Texas Southern University

#5

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees to qualified students.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Baylor is $26,726 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aviation/Airway Management and Operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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