Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Purdue does offer online education options in airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Purdue Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue performed in these rankings.

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 airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew. 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 Airline Pilot & Flight Crew Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
	3
Most Popular Airline Pilot & Flight Crew Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
Best Value Airline Pilot & Flight Crew Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Airline Pilot & Flight Crew Trade Schools	5
	9
Best Value Airline Pilot & Flight Crew Schools	10
Most Focused Airline Pilot & Flight Crew Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	14
Most Focused Airline Pilot & Flight Crew Trade Schools	42

Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Bachelor’s Program

Of the 79 airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	66
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology

Careers That Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew Grads May Go Into

A degree in airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Commercial Pilots	660	$75,790
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	310	$124,270

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.