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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Air Transport for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Air Transport for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Air Transport for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Air Transport for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in air transportation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality air transportation programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the air transportation program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Air Transport for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Air Transport for a Master’s”.

Top 5 Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 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 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Air Transport for a Master’s list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 366 masters’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying air transport list, Embry-Riddle Worldwide has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Embry-Riddle Worldwide supports 13,904 students, and 6 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,465. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Embry-Riddle Worldwide does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Air Transport for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 44 masters’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 8,797 students enrolled at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, 789 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 521 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,573. During this same period, 347 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach]](/colleges/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-daytona-beach/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Air Transport for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

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.According to our most recent data, Florida Tech supports 6,775 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,500. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Florida Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report

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Everglades University
Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Everglades University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Air Transport for a Master’s. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 35 masters’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.

Everglades U also made our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 2,247 students enrolled at Everglades U, 60 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 50 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,440. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Everglades U does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Everglades U Veteran Student Life Report

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Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Air Transport for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 masters’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Middle Tennessee State University supports 22,080 students, and 1,284 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 799 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,132. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Middle Tennessee State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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