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2022 Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

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718 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,490 people earned their degree in air transportation, making the major the 99th most popular in the United States. 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 Vallue Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Dade College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 55 associates’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

MDC also made our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Miami Dade College is $4,842 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Miami Dade College Air Transportation Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 386 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,333 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Embry-Riddle Worldwide Air Transportation Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Broward College is a public institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 92 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree air transport students whose families make more than $110k list, BC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BC is $12,649 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Broward College Air Transportation Report

#4

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hinds Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Raymond, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

Hinds Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hinds Community College is $3,757 for southeast region associate degree air transport students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Air Transportation at Hinds Community College

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Georgia State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s air transport degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Georgia State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,116 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Middle Georgia State University.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Middle Georgia State University

Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s air transport degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree air transport students whose families make more than $110k list, FSCJ has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,916 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville.

Read more about Air Transportation at FSCJ

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is $34,296 for southeast region associate degree air transport students whose families make more than $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 full report on Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

#8

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s air transport degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $31,097 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Florida Institute of Technology.

Full Florida Institute of Technology Air Transportation Report

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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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