Air Traffic Controller isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #735 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of air traffic controller. Combined, these schools handed out 228 degrees in air traffic controller to qualified students.
The air traffic controller program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Air Traffic Controller rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for air traffic controller schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Air Traffic Controller in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the air traffic controller degrees they offer, see the list below.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in air traffic controller. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Daytona Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #187 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a great university overall.
There were about 28 air traffic controller students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in air traffic controller needs to check out University of North Dakota. UND is a large public university located in the small city of Grand Forks. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UND is a great university overall.
There were roughly 15 air traffic controller students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott if you want to pursue a degree in air traffic controller. Located in the city of Prescott, Embry-Riddle Prescott is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #423 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Embry-Riddle Prescott is a great university overall.
There were about 4 air traffic controller students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Prescott in the most recent year we have data available.
Florida Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in air traffic controller. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 25 air traffic controller students who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent data year.
Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Romeoville. This university ranks 39th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 13 air traffic controller students who graduated with this degree at Lewis in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 11th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 8 air traffic controller students who graduated with this degree at Aims Community College in the most recent data year.
CCBC is a small public college located in the large suburb of Monaca. This college ranks 94th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 16 air traffic controller students who graduated with this degree at CCBC in the most recent year we have data available.
Mt. SAC is a very large public college located in the suburb of Walnut. This college ranks 97th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 29 air traffic controller students who graduated with this degree at Mt. SAC in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 55th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 7 air traffic controller students who graduated with this degree at Middle Georgia State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The air traffic controller program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Air Traffic Controller rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for air traffic controller schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
