Air Transportation at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and approximately 14,761 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.

Minnesota State Mankato Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

Minnesota State Mankato Air Transportation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the air transport progam at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State Mankato 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	11
	12
Best Air Transportation Trade Schools	14
Best Value Air Transportation Schools	16
	18
Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	22

Earnings of Minnesota State Mankato Air Transport Graduates

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at Minnesota State Mankato is $48,586. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $44,734 for all air transport bachelor's degree recipients.

Air Transport Student Demographics at Minnesota State Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in air transport from Minnesota State Mankato. About 93% were men and 7% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato with a bachelor's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	60

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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Flight Attendants	3,830	$50,560
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	3,100	$103,930
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,260	$102,500
Air Traffic Controllers	600	$131,330
Commercial Pilots	380	$106,300

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 SaiketTewary under License

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