Air Transportation at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 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.

WMU Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

WMU Air Transportation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the air transport progam at WMU 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 WMU 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	6
Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools	9
Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Value Air Transportation Schools	19
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	24
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	24
	28
Best Air Transportation Trade Schools	30
	36

How Much Do Air Transport Graduates from WMU Make?

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $43,255. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $44,734 for all air transport students.

Air Transport Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 186 air transport majors earned their bachelor's degree from WMU. Of these graduates, 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	144
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

WMU 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 Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	111
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	75

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Flight Attendants	3,500	$55,310
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,240	$109,240
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	3,090	$233,550
Commercial Pilots	1,250	$93,640
Airfield Operations Specialists	370	$53,660

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.