Air Transportation at University of Alaska Anchorage

What traits are you looking for in a air transport school? To help you decide if University of Alaska Anchorage is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's air transport program.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 14 students received their associate's degree in air transport.

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.

UAA Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Air Transport
• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

UAA Air Transportation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks air transport programs across the country. The following shows how UAA performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The air transport major at UAA 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 Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools	14
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	33
Most Focused Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools	43
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	57
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools	65

How Much Do Air Transport Graduates from UAA Make?

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAA is $44,631. This is less than $44,734, which is the national average of all air transport majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Air Transport Student Demographics at UAA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the air transport majors at University of Alaska Anchorage.

UAA Air Transportation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 93% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in air transport at UAA are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. UAA does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in air transport graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a associate's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UAA Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in air transport from UAA. About 82% were men and 18% were women. The typical air transport bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% women. So female students are more repesented at UAA since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UAA 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

The following air transport concentations are available at University of Alaska Anchorage. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alaska Anchorage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	22
Air Traffic Controller	7
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	5
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	2

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	1,950	$148,820
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	800	$95,160
Commercial Pilots	690	$91,850
Airfield Operations Specialists	110	$71,290

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.