2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the air transportation program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$73,949 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #1 spot on the list. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree air transport students list, UND has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$16,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Missouri are $16,394.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of Central Missouri

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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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