2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota
Finding the Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 11 degrees and certificates were awarded to air transportation students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Dakota 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.
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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Most Popular South Dakota Trade Schools for a Bachelor's in Air Transportation
Our 2023 rankings named National American University - Rapid City the most popular school in South Dakota for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Rapid City, National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 11% of the air transport majors at the school.
Air Transport majors at National American University - Rapid City take out an average of $20,094 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Full Air Transportation at National American University - Rapid City Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.
About 12% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 88% are male.
Out of the 3 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension landed the # 3 spot on the list. National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Box Elder.
The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,094.
Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Most Popular Air Transportation Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 68 |
Missouri | 61 |
Minnesota | 77 |
Iowa | 58 |
North Dakota | 274 |
Nebraska | 35 |
Air Transportation Related Majors
Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Air Transport Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Ground Transportation | 21,480 |
Marine Transportation | 1,493 |
Other Transportation & Materials Moving | 7 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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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