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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

13 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Air Transportation program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Academy College

Bloomington, MN

Our analysis found Academy College to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Academy College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington.

About 17% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Our analysis found Ozarks Technical Community College to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the air transport majors at the school.

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#3

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

The in-demand associate degree programs at Lake Superior College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Dodge City Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Plains States Region . Dodge City Community College is a small public school located in the town of Dodge City.

About 25% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#4

Hesston College

Hesston, KS

The in-demand associate degree programs at Hesston College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Plains States Region . Hesston is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hesston.

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

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#4

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, IA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Iowa Lakes Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa Lakes Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Estherville.

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

Full Air Transportation at Iowa Lakes Community College Report

Cloud County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Cloud County Community College

#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University 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. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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With a ranking of #8, Lake Area Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Lake Area Technical Institute

Indian Hills 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. IHCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Ottumwa.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Indian Hills Community College

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 13 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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