Air Transportation at Metropolitan State University of Denver

What traits are you looking for in a air transport school? To help you decide if Metropolitan State University of Denver is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's air transport program.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 19,086 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.

MSU Denver Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Air Transport (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

MSU Denver Air Transportation Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The air transport major at MSU Denver 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
Best Value Air Transportation Basic Certificate Schools	5
	7
Best Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools	8
Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools	11
Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	14
Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools	15
Most Focused Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools	18
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	33
	34
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools	37
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	40
	43
Best Air Transportation Trade Schools	50

Earnings of MSU Denver Air Transport Graduates

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Denver is $40,969. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $44,734 for all air transport students.

Air Transport Student Demographics at MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 93 air transport students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MSU Denver, about 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 MSU Denver since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at MSU Denver are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver with a bachelor's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	61
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

MSU Denver 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	120

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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Flight Attendants	3,970	$47,150
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	3,250	$196,670
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,330	$118,580
Commercial Pilots	870	$91,930
Air Traffic Controllers	710	$128,210

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.