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2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
433 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 8,490 people earned their degree in air transportation, making the major the 99th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, air transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,937 and had an average of $23,295 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 529 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,180 and $23,038 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 433 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in air transportation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality air transportation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the air transportation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 196 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UND is $11,092 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of North Dakota Air Transportation Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 45 students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $11,057 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s air transport degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNOMAHA is $10,490 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UNOMAHA Air Transportation Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $14,232 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Air Transportation at Kansas State University

#5

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UCM is a medium-sized school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 31 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also made our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for UCM is $10,608 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Air Transportation at UCM

#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 31 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $20,051 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SLU.

The low 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%. The 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Air Transportation at Saint Louis University

#7

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, Iowa

University of Dubuque came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dubuque, Iowa. It awarded 40 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also made our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend University of Dubuque is $19,369 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UD Air Transportation Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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