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2023 Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

7 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Air Transportation

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the best school in the Plains States Region for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

Air Transport majors at UND take out an average of $24,206 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $591.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, air transport majors at K -State accumulate an average of around $23,605 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $702, 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

On average, air transport graduates from Minnesota State Mankato take out $24,099 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Air Transportation at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from SLU carry an average student debtload of $28,562.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Plains States Region . UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of Nebraska at Omaha

With a ranking of #6, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, air transport graduates from UCM take out $21,486 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

University of Dubuque came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, air transport majors at UD accumulate an average of around $26,983 in student debt.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of Dubuque

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 76
Minnesota 77
Kansas 65
Iowa 57
Nebraska 35
North Dakota 295
South Dakota 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 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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