Air Transportation at Utah State University

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

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 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.

USU Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

Online Classes Are Available at USU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

USU does offer online education options in air transport for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

USU Air Transportation Rankings

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

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 USU 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 Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	42
	44
Best Value Air Transportation Schools	51
Best Air Transportation Trade Schools	53
	55
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	63

Earnings of USU Air Transport Graduates

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at USU is $35,228. 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 USU

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

USU Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

The air transport program at USU awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 94% of these degrees went to men with the other 6% going to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	39
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

USU 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 Utah State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	54

Related Majors

• Ground Transportation

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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,720	$82,110
Air Traffic Controllers	370	$118,410
Commercial Pilots	310	$77,550
Airfield Operations Specialists	150	$48,910

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.