Air Transportation at University of Dubuque

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

UD is located in Dubuque, Iowa and has a total student population of 2,180. Of the 423 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Dubuque in 2021, 52 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.

UD Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

UD Air Transportation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the air transport progam at UD 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 UD 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 Schools	16
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Air Transportation Schools	35
Most Popular Air Transportation Schools	38
	40

How Much Do Air Transport Graduates from UD Make?

The median salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at UD is $41,490. This is less than $44,734, which is the national average of all air transport majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Air Transport Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students earned a bachelor's degree in air transport from UD. About 19% of these graduates were women and the other 81% were men. The typical air transport bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport at UD are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UD 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 IA, the home state for University of Dubuque.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,390	$84,960
Commercial Pilots	300	$92,090
Air Traffic Controllers	190	$82,460
Airfield Operations Specialists	80	$50,570
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	50	$118,700

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 Rolfmueller under License

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