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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aviation/Airway Management & Operations in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
201 Degrees Awarded
$21,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 502 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 201 aviation/airway management and operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in aviation/airway management and operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aviation/airway management and operations programs and cost less that 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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Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree aviation/airway management and operations students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Aviation/Airway Management & Operations in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide also made our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Worldwide is $20,333 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Aviation/Airway Management and Operations students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Full Embry-Riddle Worldwide Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Report

#2

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Aviation/Airway Management and Operations students per year to attend Louisiana Tech.

Read full report on Aviation/Airway Management & Operations at Louisiana Tech

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Middle Georgia State University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees to qualified students.

Middle Georgia State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Georgia State University is $10,116 for southeast region bachelor’s degree aviation/airway management and operations students.

Read full report on Aviation/Airway Management & Operations at Middle Georgia State University

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $28,903 for southeast region bachelor’s degree aviation/airway management and operations students per year to attend Liberty University.

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

#5

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $31,097 for southeast region bachelor’s degree aviation/airway management and operations students per year to attend Florida Institute of Technology.

Read more about Aviation/Airway Management & Operations at Florida Tech

#6

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Jacksonville University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees in 2019-2020.

JU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for JU is $24,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Aviation/Airway Management and Operations students.

Full Jacksonville University Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Report

#7 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology - Online ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s aviation/airway management and operations students in 2019-2020.

Florida Institute of Technology - Online not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.

Read full report on Aviation/Airway Management & Operations at Florida Institute of Technology - Online

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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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