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2023 Best Air Transportation Schools in the Great Lakes Region

13 Colleges
$47,397 Avg Salary
$24,267 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Air Transportation Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Air Transportation Colleges.

Top 10 Best Air Transportation Schools

#1

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern Michigan College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for air transportation students. Located in the remote town of Traverse City, NMC is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, air transport graduates from NMC carry an average student debtload of $15,000.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

After completing their degree, air transport graduates from Purdue carry an average student debtload of $21,500. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $468.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Air Transportation 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 degree, air transport graduates from SIUC carry an average student debtload of $22,716. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $415, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Air Transportation 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.

Air Transport majors at Lewis take out an average of $26,735 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $443, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at OHIO Athens take out is $25,000.

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Western Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best air transportation programs. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

After completing their degree, air transport graduates from WMU carry an average student debtload of $26,312. 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Air Transportation Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

On average, air transport graduates from Ohio State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #9 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Kent State take out is $23,501. 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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#10

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

Eastern Michigan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Air Transportation 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.

While working on their degree, air transport majors at Eastern Michigan accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

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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 13 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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