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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aviation/Airway Management & Operations in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,389 people earned their degree in aviation/airway management and operations, making the major the 363rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 97 aviation/airway management and operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 aviation/airway management and operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in aviation/airway management and operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality aviation/airway management and operations programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the aviation/airway management and operations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aviation/Airway Management & Operations in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Killeen, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A & M University - Central Texas also took the #4 spot in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aviation/Airway Management and Operations students with aid per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

Read more about Aviation/Airway Management & Operations at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

#3

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,430 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aviation/Airway Management and Operations students with aid per year to attend Texas Southern University.

Read more about Aviation/Airway Management & Operations at TSU

#4

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. LETU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $23,196 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Aviation/Airway Management and Operations students with aid per year to attend LeTourneau University.

Read more about Aviation/Airway Management & Operations at LeTourneau University

#5

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #3 spot in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree aviation/airway management and operations students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Baylor University Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Report

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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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