by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Air Transportation is a major offered under the transportation and materials moving program of study at Saint Louis University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in air transport, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. SLU was ranked #11 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for air transport majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for SLU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SLU paid an average of $1,620 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,400 | $46,400 |
| Fees | $724 | $724 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,920 | $12,920 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,648 | $3,648 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SLU in Air Transport walked away with an average of $26,874 in student debt. That is 14% higher than the national average of $23,608.
The median early career salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SLU is $44,468 per year. That is 11% higher than the national average of $40,205.
Online degrees for the SLU air transport bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SLU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 12.9% of the air transport students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 13.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in air transport at SLU in 2019-2020, 25.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Air Transportation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology | 31 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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