Aviation/Airway Management & Operations at Western Michigan University

Every aviation/airway management and operations school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the aviation/airway management and operations program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Aviation/Airway Management & Operations section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation/Airway Management and Operations

WMU Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks aviation/airway management and operations programs across the country. The following shows how WMU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The aviation/airway management and operations major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Aviation/Airway Management & Operations. 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 Aviation Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
Most Popular Aviation Management & Operations Trade Schools	6
Best Value Aviation Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value Aviation Management & Operations Schools	13
Best Aviation Management & Operations Trade Schools	15
	15
Most Focused Aviation Management & Operations Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	18
	19

Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aviation/airway management and operations majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 75 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in aviation/airway management and operations from WMU in 2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aviation/airway management and operations 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 aviation/airway management and operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	51
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WMU also has a doctoral program available in aviation/airway management and operations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew

Careers That Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Grads May Go Into

A degree in aviation/airway management and operations 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
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,240	$109,240

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.