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Air Transportation at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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 Metropolitan State University of Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086. Of the 3,153 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2021, 93 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.

MSU Denver Air Transportation Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Air Transport (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

MSU Denver Air Transportation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the air transport progam at MSU Denver 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 MSU Denver 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 Basic Certificate Schools 8
Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Schools 11
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 33
Best Air Transportation Schools 50

How Much Do Air Transport Graduates from MSU Denver Make?

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Denver is $40,969. This is less than $44,734, which is the national average of all air transport majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Air Transport Student Demographics at MSU Denver

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the air transport majors at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

MSU Denver Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

18% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The air transport program at MSU Denver awarded 93 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 82% of these degrees went to men with the other 18% going to women. The typical air transport bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at MSU Denver since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at MSU Denver are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its air transport bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 61
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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

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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Flight Attendants 3,970 $47,150
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 3,250 $196,670
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1,330 $118,580
Commercial Pilots 870 $91,930
Air Traffic Controllers 710 $128,210

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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