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. Of the 3,157 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University in 2021, 51 of them were air transportation majors.

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

Online Classes Are Available at CWU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CWU does offer online courses in air transport for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

CWU Air Transportation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the air transport progam at CWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Popular Air Transportation Schools	39
	48

Earnings of CWU Air Transport Graduates

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at CWU is $39,416. This is less than $44,734, which is the national average of all air transport majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 51 air transport students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CWU, about 82% were men and 18% were women. The typical air transport bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 57% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

CWU also has a doctoral program available in air transport. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.