2025 Best Remote Aircraft Pilot Schools

Remote Aircraft Pilot degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1003 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Remote Aircraft Pilot Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 91 degrees in remote aircraft pilot annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Remote Aircraft Pilot Schools List

Choosing a Great Remote Aircraft Pilot School

The remote aircraft pilot program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Remote Aircraft Pilot rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for remote aircraft pilot schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Remote Aircraft Pilot Rankings by Degree Level

The remote aircraft pilot school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Remote Aircraft Pilot Schools. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Remote Aircraft Pilot in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the remote aircraft pilot degree levels they offer.

Top Schools in Remote Aircraft Pilot

1

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Remote Aircraft Pilot Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach if you wish to pursue a degree in remote aircraft pilot. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Daytona Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #187 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a great university overall.More information about a degree in remote aircraft pilot from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

2

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

It's difficult to beat University of North Dakota if you want to pursue a degree in remote aircraft pilot. UND is a large public university located in the small city of Grand Forks. This university ranks 3rd out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.More information about a degree in remote aircraft pilot from University of North Dakota

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Southern New Hampshire University

Bachelors Degree Type

BS in Operations Management - Logistics & Transportation Program Name

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3

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott
Prescott, AZ

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

25.0% Growth in Graduates

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in remote aircraft pilot. Located in the small city of Prescott, Embry-Riddle Prescott is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.More information about a degree in remote aircraft pilot from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

Remote Aircraft Pilot by Region

View the Best Remote Aircraft Pilot Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Remote Aircraft Pilot Related Rankings by Major

Remote Aircraft Pilot is one of 7 different types of Air Transportation programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	5,487
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	2,262
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	1,797
Other Air Transportation	303
Air Traffic Controller	228
Airline Flight Attendant	81
Flight Instructor	77

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Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.