Air Transportation at Hesston College

If you plan to study air transportation, take a look at what Hesston College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hesston is located in Hesston, Kansas and has a total student population of 359. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 4 students received their associate's degree in air transport.

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.

Hesston Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Air Transport
• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

Hesston Air Transportation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the air transport progam at Hesston 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 Hesston 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 Associate Degree Trade Schools	7
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools	23
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	27
Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools	65
Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	79
Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools	123

Air Transport Student Demographics at Hesston

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

Hesston Air Transportation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Hesston does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in air transport graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hesston Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 air transport majors earned their bachelor's degree from Hesston. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at Hesston are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Hesston 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

Air Transportation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hesston College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	6
Air Traffic Controller	2

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 KS, the home state for Hesston College.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,100	$103,660
Air Traffic Controllers	420	$122,510
Commercial Pilots	330	$96,370
Airfield Operations Specialists	80	$45,630
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	40	$102,190

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.