by our College Data Analytics Team
[Air Transportation](/majors/transportation-materials-handling/air-transportation/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a air transportation degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the early-career earnings of their air transportation graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send air transportation graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
For graduate earnings in air transportation, no school beat Ohio University Main Campus this year. Set in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public institution. After graduating, air transportation degree recipients from Ohio University Main Campus typically earn about $75,280 annually.
Kent State University At Kent produces some of the highest-paid graduates in air transportation, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State University At Kent is a public institution. Early-career air transportation graduates from Kent State University At Kent make a median of around $78,760 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at Ohio State University Main Campus earned it the #3 place for air transportation. Set in the city of Columbus, Ohio State University Main Campus is a public institution. Air Transportation graduates of Ohio State University Main Campus earn a median of about $79,569 a year early in their careers.
Bowling Green State University Main Campus produces some of the highest-paid graduates in air transportation, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the town of Bowling Green, Bowling Green State University Main Campus is a public institution. Early-career air transportation graduates from Bowling Green State University Main Campus make a median of around $33,172 per year.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their air transportation graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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