Air Transportation at Purdue University - Main Campus

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a air transport school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's air transport program.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Air Transportation Degrees Available

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

Purdue Air Transportation Rankings

The air transport major at Purdue 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in air transport, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Air Transport Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the air transport majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

25% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of air transport bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% 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 Purdue since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	97
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Purdue Air Transportation Master’s Program

22% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of air transport master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Of the students who received a air transport master's degree from Purdue, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Air Transportation

The following air transport concentations are available at Purdue University - Main Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	101
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	81

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,940	$95,120
Commercial Pilots	660	$75,790
Air Traffic Controllers	620	$122,470
Flight Attendants	350	$60,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	310	$124,270

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
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