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Air Transportation at University of Dubuque

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UD is located in Dubuque, Iowa and approximately 2,180 students attend the school each year.

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.

UD Air Transportation Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

UD Air Transportation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks air transport programs across the country. The following shows how UD 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 UD 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	9
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools	16
Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	25
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	29
	31
Best Air Transportation Trade Schools	36
Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools	38
Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
	40
Best Value Air Transportation Schools	48

Earnings of UD Air Transport Graduates

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at UD is $41,490. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $44,734 for all air transport students.

Air Transport Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

19% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of air transport bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical air transport bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% women. So female students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at UD are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UD 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 University of Dubuque. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	36
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	16

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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 IA, the home state for University of Dubuque.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,390	$84,960
Commercial Pilots	300	$92,090
Air Traffic Controllers	190	$82,460
Airfield Operations Specialists	80	$50,570
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	50	$118,700

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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