2024 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in Florida

Air Transportation is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #61 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for air transportation students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 766 associate degrees in air transportation to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Air Transportation School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of air transportation for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to air transportation students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of air transportation students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt air transportation students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized air transportation related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for air transportation students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Air Transportation Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Air Transportation in Florida

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in air transportation.

Top Florida Schools for an Associate in Air Transport

1

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL

458 Annual Graduates

$50,728 Median Starting Salary

$18,750 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in air transportation needs to look into Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the air transport program earn about $50,728 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in air transportation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

2

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL

38 Annual Graduates

$50,728 Median Starting Salary

$18,750 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in air transportation has to take a look at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Daytona Beach.

Associate students who receive their degree from the air transport program make an average of $50,728 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in air transportation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

3

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL

23 Annual Graduates

Florida Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in air transportation. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in air transportation from Florida Institute of Technology

4

Florida Institute of Technology - Online
Melbourne, FL

13 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Florida Institute of Technology - Online if you wish to pursue an associate degree in air transportation. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a associate in air transportation from Florida Institute of Technology - Online

Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	20
Georgia	121	7
North Carolina	120	48
Arkansas	105	7
Virginia	97	3
Kentucky	90	0
Louisiana	80	2
Alabama	69	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Air Transport

One of 3 majors within the Transportation & Materials Moving area of study, Air Transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Air Transport Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	498
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	141
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	100
Air Traffic Controller	17
Flight Instructor	10

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Marine Transportation	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.