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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Schools

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Air Transportation Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Air Transportation program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the most popular school in the United States for air transportation students. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit college 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 Most Popular 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is a great place for air transportation students. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Everglades University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Everglades University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Schools list. Everglades U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boca Raton.

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#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Schools list. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Schools list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Delta State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Schools list. Located in the town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Schools list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

With a ranking of #10, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.

  • 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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