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Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

15 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our analysis found University of North Dakota to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

Women make up 14% of the air transport majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from UND carry an average student debt load of $20,833.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of North Dakota

Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 2 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Women make up 20% of the air transport majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Minnesota State Mankato take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,052.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#3

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dubuque. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

Of the 73 students majoring in air transport at UD, 84% are male and 16% are female.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of Dubuque

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Women make up 4% of the air transport majors at the school.

Full Air Transportation at Kansas State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 9% of the air transport majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from UCM carry an average student debt load of $23,426.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 12% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 88% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, air transport majors at SLU accumulate an average of around $26,522 in student debt.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Of the 36 students majoring in air transport at UNOMAHA, 89% are male and 11% are female.

Full Air Transportation at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

National American University - Rapid City came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Rapid City.

About 11% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 89% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from National American University - Rapid City carry an average student debt load of $20,094.

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South Dakota State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

Of the 26 students majoring in air transport at South Dakota State, 88% are male and 12% are female.

Full Air Transportation at South Dakota State University Report

University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Air Transportation at University of Nebraska at Kearney Report

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 68
Missouri 61
Minnesota 77
South Dakota 11
Iowa 58
North Dakota 274
Nebraska 35

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 15 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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