Air Transportation at Middle Tennessee State 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 Middle Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and approximately 22,080 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,926 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University in 2021, 142 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.

Middle Tennessee State University Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport
• Master’s Degree in Air Transport

Middle Tennessee State University Air Transportation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks air transport programs across the country. The following shows how Middle Tennessee State University performed in these rankings.

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 Middle Tennessee State University 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
Most Popular Air Transportation Schools	14
Best Air Transportation Schools	32

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in air transport from Middle Tennessee State University. This makes it the #11 most popular school for air transport master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Air Transport Graduates from Middle Tennessee State University Make?

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at Middle Tennessee State University is $43,750. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $44,734 for all air transport students.

Air Transport Student Demographics at Middle Tennessee State University

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

Middle Tennessee State University Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 142 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in air transport from Middle Tennessee State University in 2021, 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at Middle Tennessee State University 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 Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	108
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Middle Tennessee State University Air Transportation Master’s Program

The air transport program at Middle Tennessee State University awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

Of the students who received a air transport master's degree from Middle Tennessee State University, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the air transport master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a master's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Middle Tennessee State University 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 TN, the home state for Middle Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,890	$85,760
Commercial Pilots	400	$72,300
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	260	$85,550

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 MTSUGoRaidersGo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.