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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
433 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Air Transportation is the 99th most popular major in the country with 8,490 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Vallue Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in air transportation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent air transportation programs, but they also cost less that 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 Vallue Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 196 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make more than $110k list, UND has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,738 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of North Dakota.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Air Transportation at UND

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make more than $110k.

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%.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Minnesota State University - Mankato

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. 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 $14,040 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Air Transportation at UNOMAHA

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 30 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make more than $110k list, K -State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kansas State University is $18,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k.

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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s air transport degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #7 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,677 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UCM.

Read full report on Air Transportation at UCM

#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SLU is $28,188 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 more about Air Transportation at Saint Louis University

#7

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, Iowa

University of Dubuque ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UD is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 40 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make more than $110k list, UD has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Dubuque is $26,748 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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