Air Transportation at LeTourneau University

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

LETU is located in Longview, Texas and has a total student population of 3,122. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 1 student 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.

LETU Air Transportation Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at LETU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

LETU Air Transportation Rankings

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

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 LETU 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 Associate Degree Trade Schools	6
Most Popular Online Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	8
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	11
Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools	15
	18
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools	19
Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools	19
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	31
Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	38
Best Air Transportation Trade Schools	38
	41
Best Value Air Transportation Schools	46
	51
Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools	59
Most Focused Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools	69
Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools	81

How Much Do Air Transport Graduates from LETU Make?

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at LETU is $38,856. 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 LETU

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

LETU Air Transportation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

LETU Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

The air transport program at LETU awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 91% of these degrees went to men with the other 9% going to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at LETU 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 LeTourneau University with a bachelor's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

LETU 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 LeTourneau University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from LeTourneau University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	31
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	2
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	1

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 TX, the home state for LeTourneau University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Flight Attendants	15,390	$58,820
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	11,390	$105,320
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	9,570	$200,320
Commercial Pilots	4,800	$104,680
Air Traffic Controllers	1,880	$133,260

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.