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2023 Best Value Air Transportation Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$12,493 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,208 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You

In 2020-2021, 246 degrees and certificates were awarded to air transportation students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #93 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value programs for air transport students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Air Transportation Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Air Transportation

#1

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI
$8,544 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Northwestern Michigan College to be the best value school for air transportation students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Located in the town of Traverse City, NMC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMC are $8,544 per year. The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at NMC take out is $15,000.

Full Air Transportation at Northwestern Michigan College Report

$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WMU are $13,434 a year. The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at WMU take out is $26,312. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $590, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Western Michigan University

$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in Michigan. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Eastern Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $15,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, air transport graduates from Eastern Michigan carry an average student debtload of $26,000.

Full Air Transportation at Eastern Michigan University Report

Best Value Air Transportation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Air Transportation Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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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