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2025 Best Air Traffic Controller Schools in the Southeast Region

3 Colleges in the Southeast Region
60 Air Traffic Controller Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, air traffic controller sits in the middle of the road, ranking #735 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for air traffic controller students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 degrees in air traffic controller annually.

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Choosing a Great Air Traffic Controller School

Best Air Traffic Controller Schools in the Southeast Region The air traffic controller program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Air Traffic Controller rankings. For our Best Overall Air Traffic Controller School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.

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Associate Degrees in Air Traffic Controller
Bachelor's Degrees in Air Traffic Controller

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Air Traffic Controller Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Air Traffic Controller in the Southeast Region

The schools below may not offer all types of air traffic controller degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Air Traffic Controller

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in air traffic controller. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Daytona Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #187 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 air traffic controller students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent data year.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
32.0% Growth in Graduates

Florida Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in air traffic controller. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 9th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 25 air traffic controller students who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Enhance your Bachelor of Science in Operations Management with a concentration in Logistics and Transportation at Southern New Hampshire University.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

Every student who is interested in air traffic controller has to take a look at Middle Georgia State University. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 55th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 7 air traffic controller students who graduated with this degree at Middle Georgia State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Air Traffic Controller Colleges by State

Explore the best air traffic controller schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 51
Georgia 690 7
Virginia 630 0

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Air Traffic Controller is one of 7 different types of Air Transportation programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Air Traffic Controller

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology 3,476
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 827
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew 574
Remote Aircraft Pilot 58
Flight Instructor 42
Other Air Transportation 6
Airline Flight Attendant 1

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