by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Michigan, there were 251 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,208 and $22,437 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 225 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 186 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrews University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Siena Heights University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Air Transport Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s. Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Adrian, Michigan. It awarded 1 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
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