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2023 Best Air Transportation Schools

14 Colleges
$46,821 Avg Salary
$21,674 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You

Air Transportation is the #158 most popular major in the country with 697 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Air Transportation Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Air Transportation Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Air Transportation Colleges.

Top 10 Best Air Transportation Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the best school in the United States for air transportation students. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Schools list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the United States. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Prescott, Embry-Riddle Prescott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #6, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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#7

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Air Transportation Schools ranking. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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With a ranking of #8, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students. UCM is a large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Air Transportation Schools ranking. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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