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Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges

$25,973 Avg Tuition & Fees*

$45,159 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 315 degrees and certificates were awarded to air transportation students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for air transport students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Air Transportation

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

150 Bachelor's Degrees

#8 in Quality in Illinois

$15,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the best value school in Illinois for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,416 per year. The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at SIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,209. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $454.

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

104 Bachelor's Degrees

#18 in Quality in Illinois

$36,530 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lewis University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis are $36,530 per year. The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Lewis take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,071. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $468, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Air Transportation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	251
Indiana	265
Wisconsin	18
Ohio	249

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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

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 2 schools only.

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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