by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
Air Transportation is the 91st most popular major in the country with 9,984 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Plains States region, there were 648 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,679 and $24,334 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 555 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in air transportation. That schools that top this list have a program in air transportation in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The air transport school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region. Academy College is a small school located in Bloomington, Minnesota that handed out 6 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dubuque. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region. UD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dubuque, Iowa. It awarded 52 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 267 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Hesston College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Hesston College is a small school located in Hesston, Kansas that handed out 4 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s air transport degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Air Transportation at Minnesota State University - Mankato
University of Central Missouri ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Air Transportation at University of Central Missouri
With a ranking of #9, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 48 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 26 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s air transport students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska at Omaha Air Transportation Report
University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Kearney is located in Kearney, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 full report on Air Transportation at University of Nebraska at Kearney
Central Christian College of Kansas landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McPherson, Kansas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Air Transportation at Central Christian College
South Dakota State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s air transport degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Air Transportation at South Dakota State University
University of Minnesota - Crookston came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Crookston is a small school located in Crookston, Minnesota that handed out 0 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
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