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Air Transportation at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Air Transportation at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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

UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,646.

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.

UMES Air Transportation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

UMES Air Transportation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the air transport progam at UMES compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The air transport major at UMES 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 37
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools 57
Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 67
Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools 110

Air Transport Student Demographics at UMES

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

UMES Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in air transport from UMES. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men. The typical air transport bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% women. So female students are more repesented at UMES since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its air transport bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UMES 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology 10

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1,920 $106,270
Commercial Pilots 330 $110,240
Air Traffic Controllers 80 $117,610

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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