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Air Transportation at Central Washington University

Air Transportation at Central Washington University

Every air transportation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the air transport program at Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Air Transportation section at the bottom of this page.

CWU Air Transportation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

CWU Air Transportation Rankings

The air transport major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Air Transportation. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Air Transport Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the air transport majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

21% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of air transport bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women. The typical air transport bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at CWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in air transport.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

Concentrations Within Air Transportation

Air Transportation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew 28
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 23

Careers That Air Transport Grads May Go Into

A degree in air transport can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Flight Attendants 4,180 $77,450
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 2,540 $237,150
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 2,360 $116,690
Commercial Pilots 1,160 $106,360
Airfield Operations Specialists 220 $66,660

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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