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2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
433 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Air Transportation is the 99th most popular major in the country with 8,490 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in air transportation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality air transportation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the air transportation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Air Transportation in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Air Transportation at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 196 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s air transport students 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 $15,738 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid.

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%.

Full University of North Dakota Air Transportation Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid list, UNOMAHA has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,040 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid per year to attend UNOMAHA.

Read more about Air Transportation at UNOMAHA

#4

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid list, UCM has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Missouri is $13,677 for plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid.

Full University of Central Missouri Air Transportation Report

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 30 bachelors’s air transport degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree air transport students with aid list, K -State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for K -State is $18,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Kansas State University Air Transportation Report

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s air transport students in 2019-2020.

SLU also made our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Saint Louis University is $28,188 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full SLU Air Transportation Report

#7

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, Iowa

University of Dubuque ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Air Transport Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Dubuque 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 UD is $26,748 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Air Transport students with aid.

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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