If you plan on majoring in air transportation, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #91 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Texas 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 173 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. We derive our Best Overall Air Transportation School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Air Transportation Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of air transport degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in air transportation needs to take a look at LeTourneau University. Located in the city of Longview, LETU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 72nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 34 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at LETU 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 $38,856.
University of North Texas is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in air transportation. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 21 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the air transportation major at University of North Texas earn $8,716 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Any student who is interested in air transportation has to look into Texas State Technical College. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #148 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TSTC is a great college overall.
There were about 22 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at TSTC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, air transport degree recipients typically make around $31,976 in their early careers.
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. We derive our Best Overall Air Transportation School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
