2025 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Air Transportation is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #61 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 137 associate degrees in air transportation to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to air transportation students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of air transportation students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt air transportation students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized air transportation related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for air transportation students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Air Transportation Schools

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 Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Air Transportation in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in air transportation.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Air Transport

1

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

52 Annual Graduates

Utah Valley University is a great option for students interested in an associate degree in air transportation. UVU is a very large public university located in the city of Orem.More information about a associate in air transportation from Utah Valley University

2

Aims Community College
Greeley, CO

16 Annual Graduates

Aims Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in air transportation. Located in the city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in air transportation from Aims Community College

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	147	132
Wyoming	128	6
Colorado	102	23
Montana	92	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Air Transport

One of 3 majors within the Transportation & Materials Moving area of study, Air Transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Air Transport Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	108
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	23
Air Traffic Controller	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.