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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
718 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 4,108 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,888 and $25,145 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 718 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the air transportation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Miami Dade College is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree air transport students whose families make $75-$110k list, MDC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MDC is $9,129 for southeast region associate degree air transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Broward College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. BC is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 92 associates’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

BC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BC is $17,467 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #3 spot on the list. FSCJ is a large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 12 associates’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

FSCJ also made our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend FSCJ is $8,713 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Air Transportation at FSCJ

#4

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Raymond, Mississippi. It awarded 5 associates’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

Hinds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hinds Community College is $7,891 for southeast region associate degree air transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Georgia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

Middle Georgia State University also made our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $13,589 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Middle Georgia State University.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Middle Georgia State University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also made our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is $36,720 for southeast region associate degree air transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%.

Read more about Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach

#7

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Florida Tech is a medium-sized school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 15 associates’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $32,188 for southeast region associate degree air transport students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Florida Institute of Technology.

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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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