Air Transportation at University of Alaska Anchorage

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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 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.

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

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in air transport only graduates about 17% women each year. The program at UAA may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 33% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in air transport at UAA are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAA Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

32% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of air transport bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% 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 UAA since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at UAA are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Air Transportation

If you plan to be a air transport major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alaska Anchorage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	22
Air Traffic Controller	7
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	5
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	2

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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