A degree in air transportation is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #91 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for air transportation students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 286 degrees in air transportation to qualified students.
The air transport program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Air Transportation rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for air transportation schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Best Air Transportation Schools in Ohio list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the air transport degree levels they offer.
Kent State University at Kent is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in air transportation. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 53 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the air transport program earn around $40,876 in their early career salary.
It is hard to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in air transportation. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were about 69 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the air transport program make an average of $40,102 in the first couple years of their career.
It is difficult to beat Ohio University - Athens Campus if you want to pursue a degree in air transportation. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were roughly 34 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in air transportation has to look into Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 79 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, air transport degree recipients usually make about $33,172 in their early careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The air transport program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Air Transportation rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for air transportation schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
