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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$47,397 Avg Salary
$21,965 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You

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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for air transportation students. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Terre Haute.

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#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for air transportation students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

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Sinclair Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

With a ranking of #10, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 251
Indiana 265
Wisconsin 18
Ohio 249
Illinois 315

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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