2025 Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Associate Degree Schools

Aviation/Airway Management & Operations is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #261 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Associate Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 189 associate degrees in aviation/airway management & operations to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Aviation/Airway Management & Operations School for Your Associate Degree

The aviation/airway management and operations associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality aviation/airway management and operations program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host 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 much a school focuses on aviation/airway management & operations students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other aviation/airway management & operations students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• 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 aviation/airway management & operations related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for aviation/airway management & operations students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Associate Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Aviation/Airway Management & Operations in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in aviation/airway management & operations.

Top Schools for an Associate in Aviation/Airway Management and Operations

1

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Florida Institute of Technology if you want to pursue an associate degree in aviation/airway management & operations. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in aviation/airway management & operations from Florida Institute of Technology

2

Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Florida State College at Jacksonville is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in aviation/airway management & operations. FSCJ is a very large public college located in the large city of Jacksonville.More information about a associate in aviation/airway management & operations from Florida State College at Jacksonville

3

Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Polk State College is a wonderful option for students interested in an associate degree in aviation/airway management & operations. Polk State is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Winter Haven.More information about a associate in aviation/airway management & operations from Polk State College

4

Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in aviation/airway management & operations needs to check out Hinds Community College. Hinds Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Raymond.More information about a associate in aviation/airway management & operations from Hinds Community College

Aviation/Airway Management & Operations by Region

View the Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Aviation/Airway Management and Operations

Aviation/Airway Management & Operations is one of 7 different types of Air Transportation programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Aviation/Airway Management and Operations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	765
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	460
Air Traffic Controller	132
Other Air Transportation	62
Flight Instructor	40
Airline Flight Attendant	14
Remote Aircraft Pilot	3

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.