by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
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 Far Western US region, there were 1,083 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,871 and $16,704 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 193 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in air transportation. To top this list, a school must have a successful air transportation program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. Central Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 51 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cal Baptist is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Alaska Anchorage is located in Anchorage, Alaska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Green River College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. GRC is a medium-sized school located in Auburn, Washington that handed out 19 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego Christian College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Santee, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s air transport degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Air Transportation at San Diego Christian
Santa Barbara Business College - Ventura did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Ventura, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s air transport students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Air Transportation at Santa Barbara Business College - Ventura
Walla Walla University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Walla Walla U is located in College Place, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Air Transportation at Walla Walla University
With a ranking of #9, Charter College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Charter College is a small private for-profit school situated in Vancouver, Washington. It awarded 2 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Pacific Union College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. PUC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Angwin, California. It awarded 2 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Southern California came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
William Jessup University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rocklin, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s air transport degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Air Transportation at William Jessup University
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