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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
481 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Southeast region, there were 4,108 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,888 and $25,145 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 481 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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. 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 “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 379 masters’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Air Transportation Report

#2

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Air Transportation Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 39 masters’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree air transport students with aid list, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach are $19,736, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Air Transportation Report

#4

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Florida Tech is a medium-sized school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 11 masters’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588.

Read more about Air Transportation at Florida Tech

#5

Everglades University

Boca Raton, Florida

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Everglades University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

Everglades U also took the #5 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Everglades University are $20,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Everglades U

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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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