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2023 Best Value Air Transportation Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$26,156 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,679 Avg Salary

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. 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.

The Best Value Air Transportation Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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 Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Air Transportation

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND
$15,037 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of North Dakota to be the best value school for air transportation students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,037 per year. After completing their degree, air transport graduates from UND carry an average student debtload of $23,828. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $591.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, air transport graduates from Minnesota State Mankato carry an average student debtload of $24,019.

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$16,815 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Central Missouri helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCM are $16,815 a year. The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at UCM take out is $24,406.

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$21,718 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNOMAHA are $21,718 a year. Air Transport majors at UNOMAHA take out an average of $21,462 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year. After completing their degree, air transport graduates from K -State carry an average student debtload of $22,870. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $702, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO
$48,824 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for air transportation students. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

SLU undergraduate students pay an average of $48,824 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at SLU take out is $27,000.

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#7

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA
$36,010 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Dubuque ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Air Transportation Schools in the Plains States Region list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

UD undergraduate students pay an average of $36,010 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, air transport majors at UD accumulate an average of around $26,750 in student debt.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation schools 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.

  • 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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