Air Transportation at Central Washington University

Every air transportation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the air transport program at Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Air Transportation section at the bottom of this page.

CWU Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

Online Classes Are Available at CWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CWU offers distance education options for air transport at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

CWU Air Transportation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the air transport progam at CWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The air transport major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Air Transportation. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	10
Most Popular Online Air Transportation Trade Schools	11
Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	26
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	28
Best Value Air Transportation Schools	34
Best Air Transportation Trade Schools	35
	38
Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools	39
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	46
	48
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools	75

Earnings of CWU Air Transport Graduates

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at CWU is $39,416. This is less than $44,734, which is the national average of all air transport majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Air Transport Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the air transport majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 air transport majors earned their bachelor's degree from CWU. Of these graduates, 82% were men and 18% were women. The typical air transport bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% women. So female students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at CWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

CWU also has a doctoral program available in air transport. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Air Transportation

The following air transport concentations are available at Central Washington University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	28
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	23

Related Majors

Careers That Air Transport Grads May Go Into

A degree in air transport can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Flight Attendants	4,180	$77,450
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	2,540	$237,150
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,360	$116,690
Commercial Pilots	1,160	$106,360
Airfield Operations Specialists	220	$66,660

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.