Air Transportation at Eastern Kentucky University

If you plan to study air transportation, take a look at what Eastern Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 46 air transport majors received their bachelor's degree from Eastern.

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.

Eastern Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

Eastern Air Transportation Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The air transport major at Eastern 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
	42
Most Focused Air Transportation Schools	85

Earnings of Eastern Air Transport Graduates

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern is $38,561. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $44,734 for all air transport students.

Air Transport Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in air transport from Eastern. About 93% were men and 7% were women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at Eastern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Eastern 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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,820	$90,500
Commercial Pilots	300	$106,470
Air Traffic Controllers	220	$104,890

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 Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.