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Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$23,391 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,159 Avg Salary

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for air transport students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Air Transportation

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the best value school for air transportation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,732 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CWU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,213 in tuition and fees each year. On average, air transport graduates from CWU take out $24,654 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAA are $25,228 per year. The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at UAA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,164.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 320
Washington 149
Oregon 60
Nevada 28
Alaska 36

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

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 3 schools only.

  • 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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