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2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
481 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 481 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in air transportation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality air transportation programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree air transport students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation in the Southeast Region

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 Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 379 diplomas to qualified masters’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide are $8,568.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Air Transportation Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #2 spot on the list. Daytona Beach, Florida 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 39 students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also took the #2 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach are $19,736, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Air Transportation Report

#3

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 11 masters’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Florida Tech

#4

Everglades University

Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Everglades University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Everglades University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree air transport students list, Everglades U has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Everglades University are $20,000.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Everglades University

#5

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#4 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 #5 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 14 masters’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also made our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Air Transportation at Middle Tennessee State University

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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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