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2023 Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region

11 Ranked Colleges
5,086 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Air Transportation is the 91st most popular major in the country with 9,984 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, air transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,821 and had an average of $21,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5,086 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,938 and $21,659 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree 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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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 Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region air transport students.

Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Air Transportation in the Southeast Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 1,863 ’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,938 for Southeast Region Air Transport students per year to attend Embry-Riddle Worldwide.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 more about Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Georgia State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region. Middle Georgia State University is a public institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 88 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Middle Georgia State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middle Georgia State University is $10,354 for Southeast Region Air Transport students.

Full Middle Georgia State University Air Transportation Report

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 389 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $29,382 for Southeast Region Air Transport students.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Liberty University

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Hinds Community College
Raymond, Mississippi

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 Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Raymond, Mississippi, and it awarded 38 ’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hinds Community College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,035 for Southeast Region Air Transport students per year to attend Hinds Community College.

Read more about Air Transportation at Hinds Community College

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Everglades University
Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Everglades University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s air transport degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Everglades U, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Everglades University is $30,535 for Southeast Region Air Transport students.

Read more about Air Transportation at Everglades University

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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s air transport degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana Tech, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,304 for southeast region air transport students per year to attend Louisiana Tech.

Read more about Air Transportation at Louisiana Tech

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 648 diplomas to qualified ’s air transport students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region air transport students list, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $35,442 for southeast region air transport students per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 more about Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified ’s air transport students in 2020-2021.

Eastern also took the #10 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern is $13,763 for Southeast Region Air Transport students.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Eastern

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Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 156 ’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

Middle Tennessee State University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,752 for Southeast Region Air Transport students.

Read more about Air Transportation at Middle Tennessee State University

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Florida Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 149 ’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $31,009 for southeast region air transport students per year to attend Florida Tech.

Read more about Air Transportation at Florida Tech

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Florida Institute of Technology - Online came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transport Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 ’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

Florida Institute of Technology - Online not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida Institute of Technology - Online is $24,838 for southeast region air transport students.

Read more about Air Transportation at Florida Institute of Technology - Online

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