2023 Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
51
Degrees Awarded
$35,200
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations is the 362nd most popular major in the country with 1,895 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 125 aviation/airway management and operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 51 aviation/airway management and operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality aviation/airway management and operations programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the aviation/airway management and operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for an Associate list. University of Alaska Anchorage is a fairly large school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 5 associates’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees in 2020-2021.
UAA also made our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, University of Alaska Anchorage supports 11,953 students, and 42 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 31 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,609. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.