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2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
546 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Air Transportation is the 99th most popular major in the country with 8,490 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, air transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,937 and had an average of $23,295 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 807 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,443 and $22,633 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 546 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in air transportation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great air transportation programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the air transportation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

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 #1 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ENMU - Main Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is $8,219 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $9,082 for southwest region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Air Transportation at University of North Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 102 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $9,962 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,285 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Air Transportation Report

#5

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #5 spot on the list. LETU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LETU is $17,824 for southwest region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Air Transportation at LETU

With a ranking of #6, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Prescott, Arizona. It awarded 138 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k list, Embry-Riddle Prescott has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $32,661 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Embry-Riddle Prescott.

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 Aeronautical University - Prescott Air Transportation Report

#7

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

Texas Southern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s air transport degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,201 for southwest region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas Southern University.

Read more about Air Transportation at TSU

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $29,849 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Baylor University.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Air Transportation at Baylor

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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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