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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

17 Colleges
$40,030 Avg Salary
$14,912 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate 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 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Air Transportation program at each school on the list.

Check out the air transport associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

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

Women make up 24% of the air transport majors at the school.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Air Transport majors at SIUC take out an average of $24,420 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Air Transportation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Sinclair Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Of the 10 students majoring in air transport at Sinclair Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

On average, air transport graduates from Sinclair Community College take out $13,993 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Clermont College landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Clermont College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Batavia.

Of the 9 students majoring in air transport at UC Clermont College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

Full Air Transportation at University of Cincinnati - Clermont College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

Full Air Transportation at Fox Valley Technical College Report

#5

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vincennes University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in air transport at Vincennes University, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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Southwestern Illinois College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree air transportation programs. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

About 29% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Air Transportation at Southwestern Illinois College Report

#8

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for air transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 25% of the air transport majors at the school.

Full Air Transportation at Ivy Tech Community College Report

With a ranking of #9, Gateway Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Kenosha.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Gateway Technical College

#10

Lincoln Land Community College

Springfield, IL

Lincoln Land Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for air transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, LLCC is a public school with a small student population.

Full Air Transportation at Lincoln Land Community College Report

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation colleges 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 17 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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