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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
718 Degrees Awarded
$14,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Air Transportation is the 99th most popular major in the country with 8,490 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, air transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,937 and had an average of $23,295 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,108 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,888 and $25,145 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 718 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in air transportation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great air transportation programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the air transportation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

MDC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Miami Dade College is $5,290 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Broward College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. BC is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 92 associates’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

BC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,603 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Broward College.

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#3

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Hinds Community College is a public institution located in Raymond, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hinds Community College also made our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Hinds Community College is $3,556 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Air Transportation at Hinds Community College

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #4 spot on the list. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FSCJ also made our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $3,680 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville.

Read full report on Air Transportation at FSCJ

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 386 degrees to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide also took the #1 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Worldwide is $19,712 for southeast region associate degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Air Transportation Report

#6 in overall quality

Middle Georgia State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Middle Georgia State University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

Middle Georgia State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Middle Georgia State University is $9,450 for southeast region associate degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Middle Georgia State University

#7

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Florida Institute of Technology is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

Florida Tech also made our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $27,860 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Florida Institute of Technology.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Florida Institute of Technology

With a ranking of #8, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 23 associates’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also took the #2 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $30,453 for southeast region associate degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

#9 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology - Online ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Institute of Technology - Online also made our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Florida Institute of Technology - Online

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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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