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2023 Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

10 Colleges
$45,159 Avg Salary
$23,922 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree School for You

Air Transportation is the #93 most popular major in the country with 9,984 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best school for air transportation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from Purdue carry an average student debtload of $20,826. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $468.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from SIUC carry an average student debtload of $23,569. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $415, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from Lewis carry an average student debtload of $25,667. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $443, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Ohio University - Athens Campus

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, air transport majors at WMU accumulate an average of around $26,337 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $590, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

On average, air transport graduates from Ohio State take out $24,938 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #7, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from Kent State carry an average student debtload of $23,202. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $370.

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Air Transportation at Eastern Michigan University Report

With a ranking of #9, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $686, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

With a ranking of #10, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $176.

Full Air Transportation at Indiana State University Report

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 246
Ohio 229
Illinois 310
Indiana 302
Wisconsin 11

One of 3 majors within the area of study, air transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Air Transport

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 17,893
Marine Transportation 1,203
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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