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2021 Best Air Transportation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

30 Colleges
6,117 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,944 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Air Transportation Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Air Transportation Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 6,117 people earned their bachelor's in air transportation, making the major the #74 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best Air Transportation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in air transport. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent air transportation programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the air transportation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Air Transportation Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Air Transportation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Air Transportation Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach has taken the #1 spot in this year's air transportation ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Air Transportation rankings.

The student loan default rate at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 580 students take at least one class online at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach. 2,454 of Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach students are attending part time.

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Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Flushing, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Air Transportation list.

The student loan default rate at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 656 students take at least one class online at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. 268 students are part time.

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University of North Dakota earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UND has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Air Transportation ranking.

About 0.8% of UND students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,465 students take at least one class online at UND. 4,977 of UND students are attending part time.

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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL

The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Lewis University. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Lewis also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Air Transportation rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 2,947 students take at least one class online at Lewis. 2,022 of Lewis students are attending part time.

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Florida Institute of Technology comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne. Florida Tech also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Air Transportation rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 2,764 students at Florida Tech are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,782 part time students in attendance at Florida Tech.

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Our rankings recognize LeTourneau University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Longview, LETU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 1.5% of LETU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,303 of LETU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,771 part time students in attendance at LETU.

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University of North Texas comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

About 1.8% of UNT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,194 students take at least one class online at UNT. There are roughly 12,105 part time students in attendance at UNT.

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Our rankings recognize Utah Valley University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at UVU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,690 students at UVU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 22,387 part time students in attendance at UVU.

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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best air transportation schools for non-traditional students. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Purdue has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Air Transportation ranking.

The student loan default rate at Purdue is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,239 students take at least one class online at Purdue. 7,612 of Purdue students are attending part time.

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Kansas State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan. K -State also made our Best Colleges for Air Transportation list, coming in at #8.

The student loan default rate at K -State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,181 students at K -State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,739 part time students in attendance at K -State.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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