Aviation degree · Prescott, AZ

What an aviation degree at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott 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

$346K

4-year all-in, private (one tuition rate)

Unlocks the 1,000-hour airline minimum

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
$183,552
$45,888/yr × 42026-27Source

Private; block rate, same for all residencies.

Room & board
$72,000
$18,000/yr × 42026-27Source

Prescott housing $9,800 + food $8,200.

Flight training (whole program)
$90,128
2026-27Source

Based on FAA-minimum hours; real cost typically runs higher.

PPL through CFII, summed from ERAU Prescott's published per-course fees (it publishes no MEI line). FAA-minimum-hour estimates; plan higher than the minimum.

All-in
$345,680

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Figures are Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott'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 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott. Disclaimer & removal policy.

Primary sources: erau.edu·prescott.erau.edu