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2023 Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah

3 Ranked Colleges
322 Degrees Awarded
$45,106 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Air Transportation is the 91st most popular major in the country with 9,984 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, air transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,821 and had an average of $21,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 461 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,106 and $20,414 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 322 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,652 and $24,483 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in air transportation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great air transportation programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the air transportation program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport for a Bachelor’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 3 Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school handed out 219 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s air transport students in 2020-2021.

UVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list.According to our most recent data, UVU supports 40,936 students, and 813 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 379 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,550. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UVU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

USU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking.Among the 27,691 students enrolled at Utah State University, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $285. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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Westminster College Salt Lake crest
Westminster College Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westminster College Utah. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport for a Bachelor’s. Westminster College Salt Lake is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s air transport degrees to qualified students.

Westminster College Salt Lake also made our “Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #2.Of the 1,849 students enrolled at Westminster College Utah, 63 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,108. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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