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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.

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

Check out the air transport bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the best value school for air transportation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,416 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.

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#2

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Lewis undergraduate students pay an average of $36,530 in in-state tuition and fees each 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

Explore all the Best Value Air Transportation Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 251
Indiana 265
Wisconsin 18
Ohio 249

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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