2027 Best Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Schools in Michigan

Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Schools in Michigan

Best Schools for Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew in Michigan

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew

1

Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, MI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Degrees Awarded

$37,988 Median Starting Salary

Leading the list is Northwestern Michigan College, our #1 school for airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew. Northwestern Michigan College is a mid-sized public school located in the city of Traverse City. Northwestern Michigan College graduates 53% of students within six years. Northwestern Michigan College awarded about 34 airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew program make about $37,988 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $14,803. Get the full airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew details for Northwestern Michigan College

2

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Degrees Awarded

$40,846 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes Eastern Michigan University one of the top schools for airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew. This large public university is located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. Roughly 46% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 10 airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew degrees were awarded at Eastern Michigan University in the most recent year. Students who receive their airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew degree from Eastern Michigan University earn around $40,846 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $29,750 to complete this degree. Read more about the airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew program at Eastern Michigan University

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.