by our College Data Analytics TeamAir Transportation is a major offered under the transportation and materials moving program of study at Western Michigan University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in air transport, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at WMU was ranked #22 on College Factual's Best Schools for air transport list. It is also ranked #2 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for WMU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at WMU paid an average of $630 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $504 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,094 | $15,118 |
| Fees | $923 | $923 |
| Books and Supplies | $987 | $987 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,567 | $10,567 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at WMU in Air Transport walked away with an average of $26,250 in student debt. That is 11% higher than the national average of $23,608.
The median early career salary of air transport students who receive their bachelor’s degree from WMU is $46,673 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $40,205.
WMU does not offer an online option for its air transport bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WMU Online Learning page.
About 11.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in air transport in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 13.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in air transport at WMU in 2019-2020, 15.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 99 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Air Transportation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew | 64 |
| Aviation/Airway Management & Operations | 62 |
*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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