If you plan on majoring in air transportation, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #91 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of air transportation. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 307 degrees in air transportation annually.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Air Transportation Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of air transport degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in air transportation. Located in the city of Prescott, Embry-Riddle Prescott is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
Degree recipients from the air transportation major at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott make $16,920 more than the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in air transportation. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Graduates who receive their degree from the air transport program earn about $44,481 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
