2025 Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #161 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 355 associate degrees in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology 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 collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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 general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology

1

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

309 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide if you want to pursue an associate degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

2

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

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Daytona Beach.More information about a associate in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

3

Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Hinds Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology. Hinds Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Raymond.More information about a associate in general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology from Hinds Community College

Best General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best general aeronautics/aviation/aerospace science & technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	19
Florida	232	498
Arkansas	161	2
Louisiana	124	2

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General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology Related Rankings by Major

One of 7 majors within the Air Transportation area of study, General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	136
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	123
Air Traffic Controller	49
Flight Instructor	23

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.