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Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Colleges
$45,159 Avg Salary
$22,560 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

About 9% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 91% are male.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at UVU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,773.

Full Air Transportation at Utah Valley University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 78 students majoring in air transport at MSU Denver, 77% are male and 23% are female.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at MSU Denver take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,651.

Full Air Transportation at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

Of the 51 students majoring in air transport at USU, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Air Transport majors at USU take out an average of $22,700 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Air Transportation at Utah State University Report

#4

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 19 students majoring in air transport at Westminster College Salt Lake, 74% are male and 26% are female.

On average, air transport graduates from Westminster College Salt Lake take out $24,700 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Rocky Mountain College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Rocky is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 83% are male.

Full Air Transportation at Rocky Mountain College Report

#6

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in air transport at Southern Utah University, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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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 6 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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