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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

27 Colleges
$50,679 Avg Salary
$22,170 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a .

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our analysis found University of North Dakota to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 2 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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#3

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Dubuque is a great place for air transportation students. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

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 fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Full Air Transportation at Kansas State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for air transportation students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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 large city of Omaha.

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National American University - Rapid City landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular air transportation programs. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Rapid City.

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#9

Academy College

Bloomington, MN

Academy 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. Academy College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington.

Full Air Transportation at Academy College Report

South Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for air transportation students. It came in at #10 on the list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

Read full report on Air Transportation at South Dakota State University

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 68
Missouri 61
Minnesota 77
South Dakota 11
Iowa 58
North Dakota 274
Nebraska 35

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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