2023 Best Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Air Transportation 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Air Transportation Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Air Transportation Colleges.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Trade Schools in Air Transportation
Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for air transportation students. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
The excellent programs at Rocky Mountain College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Billings, Rocky is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.
The excellent programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.
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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State
Explore the best air transportation schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 149 |
Utah | 455 |
Montana | 38 |
Wyoming | 6 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Air Transport
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 |
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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 |
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Ground Transportation | 21,480 |
Marine Transportation | 1,493 |
Other Transportation & Materials Moving | 7 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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.
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