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2022 Best Value Colleges for Air Transportation (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
807 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,490 people earned their degree in air transportation, making the major the 99th most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 807 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,443 and $22,633 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in air transportation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent air transportation programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the air transportation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Air Transportation (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 ’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

ENMU - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is $13,703 for Southwest Region Air Transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 ’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $21,613 for southwest region air transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 112 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $18,978 for Southwest Region Air Transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Air Transportation at OSU

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Roswell, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 ’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ENMU - Roswell Campus, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ENMU - Roswell Campus is $8,349 for southwest region air transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 ’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

San Jacinto College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $12,672 for southwest region air transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Air Transportation at San Jacinto Community College

With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 ’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $24,730 for Southwest Region Air Transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of Oklahoma

#7

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas

With a ranking of #7, LeTourneau University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Longview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 40 degrees to qualified ’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region air transport students whose families make $75-$110k list, LETU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LETU is $24,550 for Southwest Region Air Transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and it awarded 147 ’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott also took the #1 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $35,342 for southwest region air transport students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott.

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 more about Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Prescott

#9

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 8 ’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #7 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baylor University is $35,300 for Southwest Region Air Transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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).
  • 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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