A degree in air transportation is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #91 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of air transportation. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 218 degrees in air transportation during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of air transportation school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for air transportation schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the air transport degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in air transportation. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Flushing. A Best Colleges rank of #743 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a great college overall.
There were roughly 99 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the air transport program earn around $39,185 for their early career.
York College is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in air transportation. Located in the large city of Jamaica, York is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 92nd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 42 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at York in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the air transport program state that they receive average early career earnings of $39,132.
Farmingdale State College is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in air transportation. Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 97th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 62 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the air transport program make about $34,230 for their early career.
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).
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Your choice of air transportation school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for air transportation schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
