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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Air Transportation is the #19 most popular major in the country with 10,326 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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 Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.
2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Air Transportation Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Air Transportation Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for air transportation students. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for air transportation students. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at Indiana State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.
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The excellent programs at Lewis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.
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Kent State University at Kent came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.
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With a ranking of #7, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular air transportation programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Sinclair Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for air transportation students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Eastern Michigan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular air transportation programs. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 251 |
| Indiana | 265 |
| Wisconsin | 18 |
| Ohio | 249 |
| Illinois | 315 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 25 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).
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