2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in South Dakota
Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You
In 2021-2022, 11 degrees and certificates were awarded to air transportation students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
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 South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Dakota 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.
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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in South Dakota
Check out the air transport programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.
Most Popular South Dakota Trade Schools in Air Transportation
Our 2023 rankings named National American University - Rapid City the most popular school in South Dakota for air transportation students. Located in the small city of Rapid City, National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Out of the 4 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Lake Area Technical Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in South Dakota. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.
Read full report on Air Transportation at Lake Area Technical Institute
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in South Dakota list. National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Box Elder.
Read full report on Air Transportation at National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension
Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 68 |
Missouri | 61 |
Minnesota | 77 |
Iowa | 58 |
North Dakota | 274 |
Nebraska | 35 |
Air Transportation Related Majors
Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Air Transport Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Ground Transportation | 21,480 |
Marine Transportation | 1,493 |
Other Transportation & Materials Moving | 7 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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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