New to forum, hope I'm in the right place. I'm wondering if any members have the BS in Aviation Business Administration from Embry Riddle. I'm currently serving in the USAF and am interested. I'm curious to know what types of jobs are out there using this degree. Any information would be appreciated and again, if I'm in the wrong area, please point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
That degree will be suitable for business related jobs in the aerospace industry, various federal agencies, airlines (passenger and commercial), airports, and companies that support those industries. ERAU is a great school and your degree will be applicable for jobs in non-aviation business sectors also.
I do not know what this post is about but you can study for the BSABA on-line or in seat at either a ERAU campus or satellite campus on base. I hear of students combining these methods.
I posted this because I thought for a minute that this forum was for online degrees. Thank you for the information. It is especially comforting to know that a business degree from Riddle can be used in non-aviation business as well. I have 6 years before I can retire from USAF and what if I want to leave aviation when I "grow up". Perfect, thank you..
I finished my B.S. in Professional Aeronautics w/Aviation Safety and Business Administration minors in mix of online and night/weekend classes back in 2003 and hit 20 years two weeks ago. I have zero plans of doing anything aviation related when I retire and transition to Career #2.
You can, but not as easily as a generic Bachelor's in Business. You're probably okay, but you may want to consider an MBA sooner or later. If you're full time military you're not paying out of pocket anyway, right?
Actually, there is a good chance that he is. For example, if he is Air Force, his tuition benefits are capped at $250 per credit with an annual amount of $4500 per year.
My current employer (outside of aviation) had never heard or ERAU. I had to explain that my A.S. in Pro Aero was a management degree with a focus on aviation. We're I to do it again, I would have done the B.S. in Technical Management, as the degree title speaks for itself. Especially so if you are considering a career outside of aviation after retirement. Thank you for your service.
Thank you fmlyhm. It's starting to look like I should look elsewhere. Especially if I choose to get away from aviation.
I am prior USAF as well and although ERAU is well known in aviation and especially in the AF, if your aim is to avoid the aviation field, then look elsewhere because ERAU is to aviation what John Hopkins is to healthcare. Inside their given field they are titans. However, outside of their given fields, they don't leverage as much influence.
I bet your employer has never heard of more than half of the 4,599 degree granting institutions in the USA (period 2010-11). I just got this message from ERAU: For the 15th consecutive year, the Best Colleges guidebook published by U.S. News & World Report ranks Embry-Riddle’s specialized undergraduate aerospace engineering program No. 1 in the nation and honors the university for continued excellence in undergraduate engineering. This award recognizes the Daytona Beach Campus in the specialty category of “Best Undergraduate Aerospace/ Aeronautical/ Astronautical Engineering Programs at Schools Whose Highest Degree is a Bachelor’s or Master’s." The university’s Prescott, Ariz., campus ranked No. 3 for the 12th year in a row. In the broader category of “Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs at Schools Whose Highest Degree is a Bachelor’s or Master’s,” the Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses both achieved their highest rankings ever. The Daytona Beach Campus tied at No. 8, its eighth time in the top 10, and the Prescott Campus tied at No.14, its ninth time in the top 20. Embry-Riddle has earned several additional accolades: Ranked the "Best Southern University for Veterans and Active Service Members" for the second year in a row. Climbed to the No. 10 spot among the 122 best ranked universities in the South, landing in the top 13 for 10 years now. Tied for No. 6 in the elite group of "Best Southern Universities" considered “up-and-comers,” exhibiting the most promising changes in academics, faculty, student life, campus or facilities. “I congratulate the engineering faculty at our Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses for attaining these remarkable rankings year after year,” said Embry-Riddle President and CEO John P. Johnson. “Across a broad spectrum of engineering degree programs, our professors excel not just in the classroom but also in the lab, guiding students in applied research directly related to industry challenges.”
I am by no means knocking our alma mater. I mostly enjoyed my studies there, and would not hesitate to recommend ERAU to anyone. My post was not to sway him away from ERAU, but to express my retrospection in properly choosing my degree track due to having to explain the connection between my A.S. - Professional Aeronautics and other degrees with "business" or "management" in the degree title.
