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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Air Transportation 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 Trade Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Air Transportation Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the most popular school in the Plains States Region for air transportation students. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
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The excellent programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dubuque. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Central Missouri is a great place for air transportation students. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Saint Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
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With a ranking of #8, National American University - Rapid City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Rapid City.
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Academy College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular air transportation programs. Academy College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington.
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South Dakota State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular air transportation programs. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 68 |
| Missouri | 61 |
| Minnesota | 77 |
| South Dakota | 11 |
| Iowa | 58 |
| North Dakota | 274 |
| Nebraska | 35 |
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Majors Related to Air Transport
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 27 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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