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Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Minnesota

2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Minnesota

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Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You

In 2021-2022, 77 degrees and certificates were awarded to air transportation students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Minnesota 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Air Transportation Colleges.

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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#2

Academy College

Bloomington, MN

Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Academy College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#3

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Superior College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rochester Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Crookston is a great place for air transportation students. Located in the town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 68
Missouri 61
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

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 6 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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