2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,895 people earned their degree in aviation/airway management and operations, making the major the 362nd most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
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, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying aviation/airway management and operations.
Top 4 Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #1 spot on the list. Prescott, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Embry-Riddle Prescott also made our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Of the 3,004 students enrolled at Embry-Riddle Prescott, 282 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,865. On top of their other funding sources, 143 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Embry-Riddle Prescott Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 7 masters’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 6,775 students enrolled at Florida Tech, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,500. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida Tech]](/colleges/florida-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Master’s list. UCM is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 15 masters’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees in 2020-2021.
UCM also made our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 9,959 students enrolled at University of Central Missouri were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,238. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Central Missouri]](/colleges/university-of-central-missouri/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Master’s. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s aviation/airway management and operations degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 22,080 students enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University, 1,284 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 799 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,132. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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