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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$23,588 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.

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 Value 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 value experiences for air transport students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for air transport majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the best value school for air transportation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in tuition and fees each year. 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.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great value for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WMU are $16,768 per year. 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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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 5% of our Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $22,810 per year.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree air transportation programs. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kent State are $19,876 per year. 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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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

BGSU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,050 in tuition and fees each year. 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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#8

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree air transportation programs. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis are $35,472 per year. 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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#9

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Indiana State are $20,862 a year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $176.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $35,019 per year. On average, air transport graduates from Ohio State take out $24,938 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Ohio State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation schools 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.

  • 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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