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Air Transportation at University of Alaska Anchorage

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Air Transportation at University of Alaska Anchorage

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

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953. In 2021, 22 air transport majors received their bachelor's degree from UAA.

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.

UAA Air Transportation Degrees Available

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

UAA Air Transportation Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The air transport major at UAA 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 Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 57
Most Focused Air Transportation Schools 65

How Much Do Air Transport Graduates from UAA Make?

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAA is $44,631. 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 UAA

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

UAA Air Transportation Associate’s Program

7% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 93% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in air transport at UAA are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. UAA does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in air transport graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a associate's in air transport.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UAA Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

18% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in air transport from UAA in 2021, 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 UAA since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

UAA 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation Jobs in AK Average Salary in AK
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 1,950 $148,820
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 800 $95,160
Commercial Pilots 690 $91,850
Airfield Operations Specialists 110 $71,290

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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