2025 Best Air Transportation Schools in the Far Western US Region
4Colleges in the Far Western US Region
1,054Air Transport Degrees Awarded
$48,087Avg Early-Career Salary
Air Transportation is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #91 most popular 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 reviewed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of air transportation. Combined, these schools handed out 1,054 degrees in air transportation to qualified students.
The air transport program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Air Transportation rankings. For our Best Overall Air Transportation School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Air Transportation in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the air transport degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Air Transport
It is hard to beat Central Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in air transportation. CWU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Ellensburg. A Best Colleges rank of #339 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 107 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the air transport program earn about $40,025 in the first couple years of working.
It is difficult to beat Mt. San Antonio College if you want to pursue a degree in air transportation. Mt. SAC is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Walnut. A Best Colleges rank of #783 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mt. SAC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 86 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at Mt. SAC in the most recent data year.
University of Alaska Anchorage is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in air transportation. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alaska.
There were approximately 45 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at UAA in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the air transport program report average early career income of $40,796.
Central Oregon Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in air transportation. COCC is a small public college located in the city of Bend. This college ranks 24th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 29 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at COCC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the air transport program report average early career wages of $48,594.
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).
The air transport program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Air Transportation rankings. For our Best Overall Air Transportation School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
