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2025 Best Air Transportation Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
787 Air Transport Degrees Awarded
$48,087 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in air transportation is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #91 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Air Transportation Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 787 degrees in air transportation to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Air Transportation School

Best Air Transportation Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region Your choice of air transportation school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for air transportation schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Air Transportation Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Air Transport
Bachelor's Degrees in Air Transport
Master's Degrees in Air Transport

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Air Transportation in the Rocky Mountains Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the air transport degree levels they offer.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Air Transport

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
456 Air Transport Degrees Awarded
27.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in air transportation has to look into Utah Valley University. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #580 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.

There were about 456 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the air transportation program at Utah Valley University get $8,315 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CO
32.1% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Aims Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in air transportation. Aims Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Greeley. This college ranks 11th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 28 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at Aims Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Enhance your Bachelor of Science in Operations Management with a concentration in Logistics and Transportation at Southern New Hampshire University.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 Air Transport Degrees Awarded
$33,142 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in air transportation has to check out Utah State University. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #503 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 57 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, air transport degree recipients typically make around $33,142 in the first five years of their career.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$41,588 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in air transportation needs to check out Rocky Mountain College. Located in the city of Billings, Rocky is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 10th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Montana.

There were about 18 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at Rocky in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the air transport program state that they receive average early career income of $41,588.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
95 Air Transport Degrees Awarded
$43,922 Median Starting Salary

MSU Denver is a large public university located in the large city of Denver. This university ranks 24th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 95 air transportation students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, air transport degree recipients usually make around $43,922 in their early careers.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 116
Utah 266 460
Montana 188 38
Wyoming 162 6

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

Air Transport Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew 546
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology 213
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 17
Air Traffic Controller 8
Remote Aircraft Pilot 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 606

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