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Air Transportation at Purdue University-Main Campus

If you are interested in studying Air Transportation, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue University-Main Campus sits in West Lafayette, IN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 274 air transportation graduations were recorded at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Studying Online at Purdue University-Main Campus

Many students take online classes at Purdue University-Main Campus. Among 58,658 students, 4,902 (8%) studied exclusively online and 16,751 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Air Transportation Rankings at Purdue University-Main Campus

Use these rankings to compare Purdue University-Main Campus’s Air Transportation program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#1 of 17
Best Schools (Quality)	Indiana	#1 of 4
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1 of 118
Best Value	Indiana	#4 of 4
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#8 of 17
Best Value	Nationwide	#59 of 120

Earnings for Air Transportation Graduates from Purdue University-Main Campus

Graduates of Purdue University-Main Campus’s Air Transportation program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$55,692
2 years	$41,789
3 years	$60,882
4 years	$71,373
5 years	$81,095

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Air Transportation graduates from Purdue University-Main Campus earn a median of $71,373, compared with $79,539 for all Purdue University-Main Campus graduates — about 10% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Air Transportation graduates from Purdue University-Main Campus comes in at $21,250.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Air Transportation graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Air Transportation graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus are 26% women (71) and 74% men (203).

Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Of the 173 bachelor’s air transportation degrees awarded at Purdue University-Main Campus, 23% were women (40) and 77% were men (133).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Air Transportation bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	123
Hispanic / Latino	12
Black / African American	6
Asian	14
Two or More Races	8
International (Nonresident)	9
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 23% of Air Transportation bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus, lower than the national average of 25%.*

Air Transportation Master’s Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Among the 67 master’s air transportation graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, 34% were women (23) and 66% were men (44).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Air Transportation master’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	29
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	2
Asian	4
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	23

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of Air Transportation master’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus, below the national average of 25%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Air Transportation Concentrations at Purdue University-Main Campus

This Air Transportation program at Purdue University-Main Campus includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Air Transportation	147
Airline Pilot & Flight Crew	117
Other Air Transportation	10

Top-Paying Careers for Air Transportation Graduates

Graduates of the Air Transportation program at Purdue University-Main Campus go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-paying careers for Air Transportation graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$58,648
Airfield Operations Specialists	$54,884
First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants	$52,658
Air Traffic Controllers	$46,187
Commercial Pilots	$43,713
Flight Attendants	$36,135

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.