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Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alaska

2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alaska

2 Colleges
$40,030 Avg Salary
$15,119 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree School for You

Air Transportation is one of the most popular subjects to study in Alaska. With 36 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in Alaska ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Alaska to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Air Transportation program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the most popular school in Alaska for air transportation students working on their associate degree. UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

Of the 12 students majoring in air transport at UAA, 92% are male and 8% are female.

On average, air transport graduates from UAA take out $15,463 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 2 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Air Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 455
California 458
Oregon 90
Nevada 29
Hawaii 13

Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Air Transport Concentrations

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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