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2023 Best Air Transportation Colleges for Veterans in Utah

3 Ranked Colleges
461 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 9,984 people earned their degree in air transportation, making the major the 91st most popular in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the air transportation program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah vets studying air transport.

Top 3 Best Air Transportation Colleges for Veterans in Utah

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 330 ’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.

UVU also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Utah Valley University 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Utah Valley University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UVU]](/colleges/utah-valley-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 60 ’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.

USU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, USU supports 27,691 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $285. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. USU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

Full Utah State University Veteran Student Life Report

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Air Transport list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified ’s air transport students in 2020-2021.

Westminster College Salt Lake also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 63 of the 1,849 students enrolled at Westminster College Utah were GI Bill® students, of which 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Westminster College Salt Lake]](/colleges/westminster-college-utah/student-life/veterans/)

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