by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,984 people earned their degree in air transportation, making the major the 91st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, air transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,821 and had an average of $21,674 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 346 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,039 and $24,055 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in air transportation. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in air transportation.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Air Transportation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in Illinois list. This medium-sized school is located in Belleville, Illinois, and it awarded 7 associates’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Land Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Springfield, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Air Transportation at Lincoln Land Community College
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Kishwaukee College landed the #4 spot on the list. Kishwaukee College is a small public school situated in Malta, Illinois. It awarded 0 associates’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lewis is a medium-sized school located in Romeoville, Illinois that handed out 128 associates’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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