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2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
546 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 546 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in air transportation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality air transportation programs that also have a lower cost than 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is located in Killeen, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

Texas A & M University - Central Texas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Texas A & M University - Central Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s air transport degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid list, ENMU - Main Campus has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ENMU - Main Campus is $9,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students with aid.

Read more about Air Transportation at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid list, UNT has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid per year to attend University of North Texas.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Air Transportation at UNT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 102 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid list, OSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students with aid per year to attend OSU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Air Transportation at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full University of Oklahoma Air Transportation Report

#6

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

Texas Southern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Southern University is $19,430 for southwest region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid.

Full Texas Southern University Air Transportation Report

#7

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas

LeTourneau University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 39 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid list, LETU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LeTourneau University is $23,196 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students with aid.

Read full report on Air Transportation at LETU

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Embry-Riddle Prescott is located in Prescott, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 138 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

Embry-Riddle Prescott did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Prescott is $35,396 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students with aid.

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%.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Prescott

#9

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid list, Baylor has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baylor University is $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Baylor Air Transportation Report

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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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