2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation in the Southeast Region

#1

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

Daytona Beach, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$8,568 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,568, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Worldwide

#2

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$22,588 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 5 doctorate’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Air Transportation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida Tech 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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