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Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

15 Colleges
$45,159 Avg Salary
$23,922 Avg Student Debt

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. 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 Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree 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 15 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

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

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the most popular school in the Plains States Region for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

Women make up 12% of the air transport majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, air transport majors at UND accumulate an average of around $24,206 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $591.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Women make up 7% of the air transport majors at the school.

On average, air transport graduates from Minnesota State Mankato take out $24,099 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Dubuque is a great place for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

About 19% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 81% are male.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at UD take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,983.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

About 4% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 96% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, air transport majors at K -State accumulate an average of around $23,605 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $702, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 15% of the air transport majors at the school.

Air Transport majors at UCM take out an average of $21,486 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, air transport graduates from SLU carry an average student debt load of $28,562.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree air transportation programs. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

About 12% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 88% are male.

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South Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for air transportation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

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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 15 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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