2025 Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Aviation/Airway Management & Operations is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #241 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for aviation/airway management & operations students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 221 bachelor's degrees in aviation/airway management & operations during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to aviation/airway management & operations students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of aviation/airway management & operations students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized aviation/airway management & operations related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for aviation/airway management & operations students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Aviation/Airway Management & Operations in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in aviation/airway management & operations.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Aviation/Airway Management and Operations

1

Lewis University
Romeoville, IL

93 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Lewis University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in aviation/airway management & operations. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aviation/airway management & operations from Lewis University

2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

127 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in aviation/airway management & operations needs to check out Southern Illinois University Carbondale. SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Carbondale.More information about a bachelor’s in aviation/airway management & operations from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	91
Ohio	612	48
Indiana	535	58

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Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Related Rankings by Major

One of 7 majors within the Air Transportation area of study, Aviation/Airway Management & Operations has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Aviation/Airway Management and Operations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	58
Air Traffic Controller	8
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	6

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.