2025 Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Air Transportation is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #74 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 293 bachelor's degrees in air transportation to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 bachelor's 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 bachelor's 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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for air transportation students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Air Transportation Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Air Transportation in Illinois

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for air transportation students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Air Transport

1

Lewis University
Romeoville, IL

115 Annual Graduates

$39,228 Median Starting Salary

$39,345 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in air transportation has to take a look at Lewis University. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Romeoville.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the air transport program make an average of $39,228 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in air transportation from Lewis University

2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

171 Annual Graduates

$44,063 Median Starting Salary

$38,215 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in air transportation needs to check out Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Located in the distant town of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population.

Those air transportation students who get their bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale receive $2,418 more than the standard air transport graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in air transportation from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	225
Ohio	252	210
Indiana	235	228

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Rankings in Majors Related to Air Transport

Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of Transportation & Materials Moving programs to choose from.

Air Transport Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	221
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	58
Air Traffic Controller	8
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	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.