Air Transportation at South Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying air transportation, you may want to check out the program at South Dakota State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405.

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.

South Dakota State Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

South Dakota State Air Transportation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the air transport progam at South Dakota State 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 South Dakota State 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 Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	67
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	80
Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools	110
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools	142

Air Transport Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of air transport bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at South Dakota State 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 South Dakota State University with a bachelor's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State 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 South Dakota State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Flight Instructor	9
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	1

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 SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Commercial Pilots	310	$63,090
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	200	$95,330
Air Traffic Controllers	60	$82,580

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.