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Air Transportation at Rocky Mountain College

Air Transportation at Rocky Mountain College

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

Rocky is located in Billings, Montana and has a total student population of 1,014.

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.

Rocky Air Transportation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

Rocky Air Transportation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the air transport progam at Rocky 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 Rocky 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 Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 8
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools 14
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 39
43
Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 45
Best Air Transportation Trade Schools 48
Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 49
53
Best Value Air Transportation Schools 54
Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools 79

How Much Do Air Transport Graduates from Rocky Make?

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rocky is $36,903. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $44,734 for all air transport students.

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Air Transport Student Demographics at Rocky

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the air transport majors at Rocky Mountain College.

Rocky Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

14% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of air transport bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at Rocky 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 Rocky Mountain College with a bachelor's in air transport.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Rocky 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

If you plan to be a air transport major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rocky Mountain College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew 16
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 5

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 MT, the home state for Rocky Mountain College.

Occupation Jobs in MT Average Salary in MT
Commercial Pilots 330 $82,290
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 140 $89,920
Air Traffic Controllers 70 $77,150
Airfield Operations Specialists 40 $44,530

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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