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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You

With 251 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, air transportation is the #19 most popular major in Michigan.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University the most popular school in Michigan for air transportation students. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Michigan University is a great place for air transportation students. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Out of the 8 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Michigan College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Traverse City, NMC is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

The excellent programs at Andrews University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in Michigan. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Berrien Springs.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend School of Missionary Aviation Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Michigan list. School of Missionary Aviation Technology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Ionia.

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With a ranking of #6, Siena Heights University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. Located in the town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Jackson College

Jackson, MI

Jackson College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the rural area of Jackson, Jackson College is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

With a ranking of #7, Schoolcraft College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. Located in the city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Air Transportation Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 265
Wisconsin 18
Ohio 249
Illinois 315

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 8 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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