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 Purdue University - Main Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in air transport, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $348 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,208 | $28,010 |
| Fees | $784 | $784 |
air transport who receive their master’s degree from Purdue make an average of $60,839 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% lower than the national average of $67,480.
Purdue does not offer an online option for its air transport master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.
Women made up around 28.1% of the air transport students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in air transport at Purdue in 2019-2020, 17.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 14 |
| 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 | 57 |
*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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