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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

2 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in air transportation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent air transportation programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the air transportation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree air transport students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Air Transportation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Dakota Air Transportation Report

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Air Transportation at SLU

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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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