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Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,862 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,159 Avg Salary

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

Air Transportation is the #20 most popular major in Indiana with 265 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Indiana 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for air transport majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for air transportation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Indiana. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year. Air Transport majors at Purdue take out an average of $18,676 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $633.

Purdue also made our Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #2.

Full Air Transportation at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#2

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Out of the 2 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Indiana State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,732 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Air Transport majors at Indiana State take out an average of $22,318 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $249.

Full Air Transportation at Indiana State University Report

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
Wisconsin 18
Ohio 249
Illinois 315

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 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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