2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Air Traffic Controller (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Air Traffic Controller is the 732nd most popular major in the country with 262 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 11 air traffic controller graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 air traffic controller graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent air traffic controller programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the air traffic controller program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Air Traffic Controller (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$12,821 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Romeoville, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s air traffic controller students in 2019-2020.

Lewis also took the #1 spot in our “Best Air Traffic Controller Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lewis is $12,821 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Traffic Controller students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Air Traffic Controller (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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