Aviation degree · Auburn, AL · Checked July 22, 2026
What an aviation degree at Auburn University costs
A 4-year bachelor's (BS) program. Tuition, room & board, and flight fees, each from the school's own published pages, summed into an all-in estimate. Flight fees are billed separately and on top of tuition. This is a planning estimate, not the school's quote.
PilotBound all-in estimate
$236K
In-state, all-in
$332K
Out-of-state, all-in
Tuition + room & board (4years) + whole-program flight fees. Sourced figures summed, not the school's quoted package. Tuition changes yearly.
The numbers, with sources
- Tuition (in-state)
- $54,288
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $150,384
- Room & board
- $73,696
- Flight training (whole program)
- $108,376
- All-in (in-state)
- $236,360
Auburn's COA 'Tuition / Fees' line: tuition plus mandatory fees combined.
COA 'Tuition / Fees' line (tuition + mandatory fees), non-resident.
Based on FAA-minimum hours; real cost typically runs higher.
Full sequence PPL through MEI, sum of Auburn's published per-course AVMF fees. These are the minimum to complete each course; plan higher. Possible fuel surcharge.
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- How much does an aviation degree at Auburn University cost?
- Summing Auburn University's own published tuition, room and board, and flight fees over 4 years, PilotBound estimates about $236,360 all in for an in-state student and $332,456 out of state. That is a sum of the school's published figures, not the school's own quoted package price, and flight fees are billed pay-as-you-go on top of tuition rather than as a fixed bill.
- How much are flight fees at Auburn University?
- Auburn University publishes about $108,376 for the whole flight sequence its 4-year bachelor's degree trains (2025-26), separate from and on top of tuition. That figure is priced at FAA-minimum hours, so a realistic total runs higher, often by around 40 percent. Flight fees move with your pace and the hours you actually fly, which is why they are the least predictable line in a collegiate aviation budget.
- What is tuition at Auburn University?
- Auburn University publishes about $13,572 per year in-state and $37,596 out of state for 2026-27. Over the 4-year program that is roughly $54,288 versus $150,384, before room and board and before any flight fees. Residency is usually the largest single lever on a collegiate aviation budget.
- Does an aviation degree from Auburn University lower the airline hour requirement?
- Yes. Auburn University's 4-year bachelor's aviation degree is a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160, which lets you hold a restricted ATP at 1,000 hours instead of the standard 1,500. That is the concrete thing the degree buys beyond the credential itself, and it is worth weighing against the tuition and room and board a non-degree path does not carry.
Other Alabama aviation degree programs
- Wallace State Community College · Hanceville
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Figures are Auburn University's own published tuition, room & board, and flight fees, summed by PilotBound into a planning estimate. They are not the school's quoted program price, and they will differ from a student's actual cost. Flight fees are pay-as-you-go and vary with a student's pace. Confirm current numbers with the school. The 1,000-hour airline minimum comes from a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with Auburn University. Disclaimer & removal policy.
Primary sources: bulletin.auburn.edu·auburn.edu