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2023 Best Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Air Transportation is the #19 most popular major in the country with 10,326 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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2023 Best Air Transportation Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Air Transportation Colleges.
Top 10 Best Air Transportation Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern Michigan College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for air transportation students. NMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Traverse City.
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The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Air Transportation at Purdue University - Main Campus
Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.
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The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Great Lakes Region . SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
Read full report on Air Transportation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lewis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.
Read full report on Air Transportation at Ohio University - Athens Campus
Western Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Air Transportation at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for air transportation students. It came in at #9 on the list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.
Eastern Michigan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.
Best Air Transportation Colleges by State
Explore the best air transportation schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 251 |
| Indiana | 265 |
| Wisconsin | 18 |
| Ohio | 249 |
| Illinois | 315 |
Air Transportation Related Rankings by Major
Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Air Transport Concentrations
| 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 13 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.