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Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

7 Colleges
$45,159 Avg Salary
$22,560 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, air transportation was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 10,326 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Trade Schools for a Bachelor's in Air Transportation

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the best school in the Plains States Region for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, air transport majors at UND accumulate an average of around $20,833 in student debt.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from Minnesota State Mankato carry an average student debtload of $20,052.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, air transport graduates from SLU take out $26,522 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Plains States Region . UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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University of Central Missouri ranked #6 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at UCM take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,426.

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#7

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

University of Dubuque ranked #7 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 68
Missouri 61
Minnesota 77
South Dakota 11
Iowa 58
North Dakota 274
Nebraska 35

One of 3 majors within the trade school area of study, air transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Air Transport Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology 5,487
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew 2,262
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 1,797
Other Air Transportation 303
Air Traffic Controller 228
Remote Aircraft Pilot 91
Airline Flight Attendant 81
Flight Instructor 77

Majors Similar to Air Transport

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 21,480
Marine Transportation 1,493
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 7

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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