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2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

10 Ranked Colleges
631 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master's 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 a Master’s 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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 631 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in air transportation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent air transportation programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree air transport students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income $75-$110k)

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326.

Read more about Air Transportation at UND

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified masters’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree air transport students whose families make $75-$110k list, Purdue has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Air Transportation Report

#3

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 masters’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Middle Tennessee State University

#4

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

UCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Missouri are $16,394.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of Central Missouri

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 masters’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Air Transportation at OSU

#6

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Lewis University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Romeoville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s air transport degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Lewis also took the #6 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis University are $14,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lewis University Air Transportation Report

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 9 masters’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Prescott are $19,636, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Prescott

With a ranking of #8, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 39 degrees to qualified masters’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach are $19,736.

Read more about Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

#9

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

Florida Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree air transport students whose families make $75-$110k list, Florida Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Air Transportation at Florida Institute of Technology

#10

Everglades University

Boca Raton, Florida

Everglades University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s air transport degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Everglades U also made our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at Everglades U are $20,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Air Transportation at Everglades University

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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