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2025 Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

3 Colleges in New York
177 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,967 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in air transportation, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #74 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 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 177 bachelor's degrees in air transportation to qualified students.

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

Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York The air transport bachelor'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 bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different 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 bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor'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.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Air Transportation in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in air transportation.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Air Transport

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83 Annual Graduates
$32,591 Median Starting Salary
$27,875 Median Student Debt

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in air transportation. Located in the large city of Flushing, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the air transport program earn about $32,591 in their early career salary.

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Farmingdale State College is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in air transportation. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Farmingdale.

Bachelor's recipients from the air transportation program at Farmingdale State College make $6,993 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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York College
Jamaica, NY

York College is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in air transportation. York is a medium-sized public college located in the large city of Jamaica.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the air transport program earn about $30,349 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in air transportation from York College

Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Air Transportation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 274 7
Maryland 207 10
New Jersey 193 0
Delaware 130 14

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Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of Transportation & Materials Moving programs to choose from.

Air Transport Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 168
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew 9

Related Major Annual Graduates
Marine Transportation 280

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