by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Flight Instructor Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Flight Instructor is the 1150th most popular major in the country with 38 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Flight Instructor Major” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in flight instructor. To top this list, a school must have a successful flight instructor program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Flight Instructor Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for flight instructor students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Averett University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Flight Instructor Major. This small school is located in Danville, Virginia, and it awarded 10 ’s flight instructor degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Flight Instructor Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Fort Pierce, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s flight instructor degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Flight Instructor at Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Flight Instructor Major. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 9 ’s flight instructor degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Flight Instructor Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Dodge City Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Dodge City Community College is located in Dodge City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s flight instructor degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Flight Instructor at Dodge City Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Flight Instructor Major. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s flight instructor degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Flight Instructor at University of North Dakota
With a ranking of #6, University of Maine at Augusta did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Flight Instructor Major list. University of Maine at Augusta is a small school located in Augusta, Maine that handed out 2 ’s flight instructor degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Flight Instructor at University of Maine at Augusta
Madisonville Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Flight Instructor Major list. Madisonville Community College is located in Madisonville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s flight instructor degrees to qualified students.
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