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2022 Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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807 Degrees Awarded
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Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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 Southwest region, there were 807 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,443 and $22,633 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the air transportation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The air transport school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Air Transportation (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 33 ’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is $9,516 for Southwest Region Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Air Transportation at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school situated in Roswell, New Mexico. It awarded 1 ’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Roswell Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ENMU - Roswell Campus is $5,433 for Southwest Region Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k.

Full ENMU - Roswell Campus Air Transportation Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 24 ’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UNT.

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

Read more about Air Transportation at University of North Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s air transport degrees to 112 students 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 Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,648 for southwest region air transport students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend OSU.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full OSU Air Transportation Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $8,692 for Southwest Region Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Air Transportation at San Jacinto College

With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 47 ’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#7

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas

LeTourneau University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. LeTourneau University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU also made our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for LETU is $23,196 for southwest region air transport students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Air Transportation at LeTourneau University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 147 ’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region air transport students whose families make more than $110k list, Embry-Riddle Prescott has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Prescott is $35,396 for southwest region air transport students whose families make more than $110k.

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%.

Read more about Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

#9

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #9, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 16 ’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TSU is $19,430 for southwest region air transport students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Texas Southern University

#10

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

With a ranking of #10, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Air Transport Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,039 for southwest region air transport students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Baylor University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on 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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