Air Transportation at University of Memphis

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

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,205.

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.

UofM Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

UofM Air Transportation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks air transport programs across the country. The following shows how UofM 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 UofM 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	80
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	89
Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools	148
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools	172

Air Transport Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 air transport majors earned their bachelor's degree from UofM. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at UofM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Memphis with a bachelor's in air transport.

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

UofM 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 University of Memphis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	3

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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,890	$85,760
Commercial Pilots	400	$72,300
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	260	$85,550

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.