Air Transportation at York College

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 York College stacks up to those at other schools.

York is located in Jamaica, New York and has a total student population of 7,784.

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.

York Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

York Air Transportation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks air transport programs across the country. The following shows how York performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The air transport major at York 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 Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	31
Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	33
	40
Best Value Air Transportation Schools	40
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	44
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools	44
Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools	46
Most Focused Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools	46
Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools	48
	50
Best Air Transportation Trade Schools	55

Earnings of York Air Transport Graduates

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at York is $39,132. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $44,734 for all air transport students.

Air Transport Student Demographics at York

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the air transport majors at York College.

York Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 air transport majors earned their bachelor's degree from York. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical air transport bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% women. So female students are more repesented at York since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities in its air transport bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	5
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

York 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

If you plan to be a air transport major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from York College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	42

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 NY, the home state for York College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Flight Attendants	10,480	$48,960
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	6,240	$108,420
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,880	$120,350
Air Traffic Controllers	1,230	$130,840
Commercial Pilots	1,020	$127,590

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.