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2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
433 Degrees Awarded
$43,180 Avg Salary
Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,490 people earned their degree in air transportation, making the major the 99th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, air transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,937 and had an average of $23,295 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 529 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,180 and $23,038 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 433 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in air transportation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality air transportation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the air transportation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 196 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

UND also made our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UND is $15,109 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of North Dakota

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s air transport degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State Mankato is $14,451 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State Mankato Air Transportation Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s air transport degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska at Omaha is $13,833 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Air Transportation at UNOMAHA

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s air transport degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $16,889 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Kansas State University

#5

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

UCM also took the #7 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCM is $13,977 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full University of Central Missouri Air Transportation Report

#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SLU is $23,734 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Saint Louis University

#7

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, Iowa

University of Dubuque did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s air transport degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UD is $28,437 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Air Transportation at University of Dubuque

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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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