by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region” 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 655 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,638 and $21,573 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 178 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in air transportation. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their air transportation program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree air transport students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Powell, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Aims Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Air Transportation at Aims Community College
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Northwestern Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Rangely, Colorado, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school awarded 111 diplomas to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Cedar City, Utah, this fairly large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Montana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s air transport degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Colorado Mesa University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2020-2021.
Casper College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 1 associates’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Salt Lake Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2020-2021.
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