Find Trade Colleges

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$28,446 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,159 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree 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.

The Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for air transport students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Air Transportation

Our analysis found Utah Valley University to be the best value school for air transportation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,830 per year. The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at UVU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,773.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UVU also is in the top 15% of our Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

Read More…

#2

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Westminster College Salt Lake are $39,832 a year. Air Transport majors at Westminster College Salt Lake take out an average of $24,700 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Air Transportation at Westminster College Utah Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

USU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,223 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $22,700.

Full Air Transportation at Utah State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Denver are $28,092 per year. Air Transport majors at MSU Denver take out an average of $23,651 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Air Transportation at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

#5

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Billings, Rocky is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rocky are $32,252 a year.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Rocky Mountain College

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 149
Utah 455
Montana 38
Wyoming 6

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 5 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.

Featured Schools

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.