Air Transportation

9,386 students earn a air transportation credential each year across 198 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $42,917
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $75,280

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Bachelor's programs — 99 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico40$88,0851 year out—$17,108 2Hallmark UniversitySan Antonio, Texas7$79,0861 year out——3University of North TexasDenton, Texas24$56,4871 year out$73,497$23,573 4Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah201$56,4021 year out$85,204$23,500 5Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida889$54,8271 year out$83,811$22,000 6Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida586$54,8271 year out$83,811$22,000 7Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona169$54,8271 year out$83,811$22,000 8Everglades UniversityBoca Raton, Florida54$53,3311 year out$73,957$42,750 9California Aeronautical UniversityBakersfield, California36$52,6561 year out—$30,024 10Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas69$51,1981 year out—$21,500 11Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia484$50,6291 year out$82,092$24,874 12Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, Florida26$50,4991 year out——13California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California36$48,9891 year out——14Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida90$47,0191 year out$78,035$27,000 15California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California—$46,2671 year out$63,042$15,132 16University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota337$46,1931 year out$91,399$22,769 17Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, Florida55$45,8751 year out$72,813$25,125 18Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma120$45,6821 year out—$19,924 19Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota105$45,1931 year out$84,367$20,500 20Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana140$45,1901 year out$81,095$21,250 21Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona101$44,4811 year out$74,848$22,421 22Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri36$44,4591 year out—$27,000 23Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois171$44,0631 year out$66,893$20,500 24Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado102$43,9221 year out$68,250$24,356 25Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee212$43,9091 year out$70,548$21,992 26Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts42$43,1711 year out$72,093$26,939 27Westminster UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah1$42,9171 year out$80,220—28University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska51$42,8371 year out$96,648$21,000 29Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York58$41,9601 year out$58,112$22,500 30Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, Montana33$41,5881 year out—$27,000 31Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, Georgia99$41,0281 year out$73,450$22,700 32Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio81$40,8761 year out$78,760$24,730 33Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan33$40,8461 year out—$29,750 34University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska25$40,7961 year out$77,189$25,000 35Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana94$40,1121 year out$64,669$24,500 36Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio87$40,1021 year out$79,569$24,842 37Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington67$40,0251 year out$86,851$19,500 38Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Illinois115$39,2281 year out$78,785$24,873 39University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma40$38,6521 year out—$25,250 40University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri49$38,2831 year out—$21,500 41LeTourneau UniversityLongview, Texas49$38,2051 year out$73,524$27,000 42University of DubuqueDubuque, Iowa74$37,3621 year out$73,760$26,250 43Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama131$35,8561 year out—$21,875 44Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana40$35,6691 year out$86,441$20,375 45Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky59$35,6251 year out$65,750$23,781 46Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan207$34,8721 year out$77,215$27,000 47Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio69$33,1721 year out—$25,000 48Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah89$33,1421 year out—$25,500 49Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyFlushing, New York59$32,5911 year out$65,264$24,500 50Delta State UniversityCleveland, Mississippi23$32,5371 year out—$21,500 51Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico32$31,3761 year out$55,805$10,000 52CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York21$30,3491 year out——53University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, Maryland12$27,1541 year out$56,037$27,000 54Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah57—1 year out——55Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio53—1 year out$75,280$25,000 56San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California52—1 year out$80,195—57Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma35—1 year out——58Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas34—1 year out——59Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina34—1 year out$54,249—60Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, Texas33—1 year out——61Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, Florida31—1 year out——62Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida31—1 year out——63South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota30—1 year out——64Averett UniversityDanville, Virginia24—1 year out——65Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington21—1 year out——66National American University-Rapid CityRapid City, South Dakota19—1 year out——67Delaware State UniversityDover, Delaware15—1 year out——68Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas15—1 year out——69Texas Southern UniversityHouston, Texas15—1 year out$48,820—70Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, Washington15—1 year out——71Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, Florida13—1 year out——72Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont12—1 year out——73Hampton UniversityHampton, Virginia12—1 year out——74Marywood UniversityScranton, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——75Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan9—1 year out——76Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire9—1 year out——77University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, Nebraska8—1 year out——78Quincy UniversityQuincy, Illinois7—1 year out——79Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio7—1 year out——80University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee7—1 year out——81University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe, Louisiana6—1 year out——82Academy CollegeBloomington, Minnesota6—1 year out——83Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee6—1 year out——84Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, West Virginia6—1 year out——85Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana5—1 year out——86University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, Hawaii2—1 year out——87University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, Maine2—1 year out——88San Diego Christian CollegeSantee, California1—1 year out——89Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida1—1 year out——90Hesston CollegeHesston, Kansas1—1 year out——91Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——92Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, South Carolina1—1 year out——93Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas1—1 year out——94West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckley, West Virginia1—1 year out——95Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio0—1 year out$75,280$25,000 96Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0—1 year out$75,280$25,000 97Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0—1 year out$75,280$25,000 98Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio0—1 year out$75,280$25,000 99Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio0—1 year out$75,280$25,000

Associate programs — 92 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida309$66,9571 year out$84,472$18,750 2Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida24$66,9571 year out$84,472$18,750 3Central Oregon Community CollegeBend, Oregon39$48,5941 year out—$13,416 4Community College of Beaver CountyMonaca, Pennsylvania45$45,0281 year out$91,170$13,000 5Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois41$39,9561 year out$82,555$21,000 6Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, Michigan29$37,9881 year out—$14,803 7Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyTulsa, Oklahoma57$35,3771 year out$72,870$19,186 8Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, Texas12$35,0081 year out$60,824$12,054 9Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida95—1 year out$61,594—10Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California72—1 year out$58,229—11Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah52—1 year out$84,773—12Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida45—1 year out——13Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington42—1 year out——14Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida39—1 year out——15Cypress CollegeCypress, California33—1 year out——16Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, Washington28—1 year out——17Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah24—1 year out——18Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California23—1 year out——19Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana23—1 year out——20Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, New Jersey23—1 year out——21Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina23—1 year out——22Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and TechnologyFort Pierce, Florida23—1 year out——23Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, Florida21—1 year out—$11,197 24Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana21—1 year out——25Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas20—1 year out——26Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, Georgia20—1 year out——27Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida19—1 year out$57,284—28Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas19—1 year out——29University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, Ohio19—1 year out——30Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, North Carolina18—1 year out——31Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona18—1 year out——32Dodge City Community CollegeDodge City, Kansas17—1 year out——33San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California16—1 year out——34Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado16—1 year out$81,031—35Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California13—1 year out——36Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, New York13—1 year out——37Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma13—1 year out——38Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin13—1 year out——39Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland13—1 year out$70,318—40Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon12—1 year out——41Treasure Valley Community CollegeOntario, Oregon12—1 year out——42Cochise County Community College DistrictSierra Vista, Arizona11—1 year out——43Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi10—1 year out——44College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada10—1 year out——45Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie, New York10—1 year out——46Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio10—1 year out——47Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California9—1 year out——48Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeRangely, Colorado9—1 year out——49Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado9—1 year out——50Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas9—1 year out——51University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska8—1 year out$82,532—52Pearl River Community CollegePoplarville, Mississippi8—1 year out——53Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri8—1 year out——54Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, South Dakota8—1 year out——55Ozarka CollegeMelbourne, Arkansas7—1 year out——56Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana7—1 year out——57Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyFlushing, New York7—1 year out$35,525—58Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon7—1 year out——59Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas7—1 year out——60Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls, Oregon7—1 year out——61Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, North Carolina6—1 year out——62Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——63Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois5—1 year out——64Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville, Iowa5—1 year out——65Academy CollegeBloomington, Minnesota5—1 year out——66Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, North Carolina5—1 year out——67Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, Washington4—1 year out——68Warren County Community CollegeWashington, New Jersey4—1 year out——69George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, Alabama3—1 year out——70Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing, New Jersey3—1 year out——71Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——72LeTourneau UniversityLongview, Texas3—1 year out——73California Aeronautical UniversityBakersfield, California3—1 year out——74University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska2—1 year out——75Yavapai CollegePrescott, Arizona2—1 year out$72,552—76University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort Smith, Arkansas2—1 year out——77Reedley CollegeReedley, California2—1 year out——78Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa, Iowa2—1 year out——79North Shore Community CollegeDanvers, Massachusetts2—1 year out——80Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, North Carolina2—1 year out——81Western Oklahoma State CollegeAltus, Oklahoma2—1 year out——82Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming2—1 year out——83Northwest CollegePowell, Wyoming2—1 year out——84Carroll Community CollegeWestminster, Maryland2—1 year out——85South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette, Louisiana2—1 year out——86Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona1—1 year out——87Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida1—1 year out——88Illinois Eastern Community CollegesOlney, Illinois1—1 year out——89Hesston CollegeHesston, Kansas1—1 year out——90Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita, Kansas1—1 year out——91Lake Superior CollegeDuluth, Minnesota1—1 year out——92Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester, Minnesota1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 76 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and TechnologyFort Pierce, Florida55$32,3391 year out—$16,000 2Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida277—1 year out——3Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida144—1 year out——4Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois81—1 year out——5Cypress CollegeCypress, California60—1 year out——6Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah42—1 year out——7Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado38—1 year out——8Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado37—1 year out——9Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio33—1 year out——10Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, Oklahoma32—1 year out——11Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California30—1 year out——12Treasure Valley Community CollegeOntario, Oregon28—1 year out——13Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina25—1 year out——14Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas23—1 year out——15Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico21—1 year out——16Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana18—1 year out——17Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California17—1 year out——18Ozarka CollegeMelbourne, Arkansas16—1 year out——19Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia15—1 year out——20George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, Alabama14—1 year out——21Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas14—1 year out——22Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi13—1 year out——23Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon13—1 year out——24Mauna Loa HelicoptersKailua Kona, Hawaii13—1 year out——25Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, North Carolina12—1 year out——26Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeRangely, Colorado10—1 year out——27Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida9—1 year out——28Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California8—1 year out——29Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California7—1 year out——30Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida7—1 year out——31Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixon, Illinois7—1 year out——32Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, South Carolina7—1 year out——33Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, Texas7—1 year out——34Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California6—1 year out——35Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita, Kansas6—1 year out——36Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah6—1 year out——37Highline CollegeDes Moines, Washington6—1 year out——38Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, Georgia6—1 year out——39William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois5—1 year out——40University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri5—1 year out——41Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin5—1 year out——42University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort Smith, Arkansas4—1 year out——43Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, Michigan4—1 year out——44Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, Washington4—1 year out——45Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland4—1 year out——46San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California3—1 year out——47Cloud County Community CollegeConcordia, Kansas3—1 year out——48Park UniversityParkville, Missouri3—1 year out——49College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada3—1 year out——50Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——51Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton, Virginia3—1 year out——52School of Missionary Aviation TechnologyIonia, Michigan3—1 year out——53Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, Florida2—1 year out——54Montana Technological UniversityButte, Montana2—1 year out——55Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, North Carolina2—1 year out——56South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota2—1 year out——57Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas2—1 year out——58New River Community CollegeDublin, Virginia2—1 year out——59Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington2—1 year out——60Carroll Community CollegeWestminster, Maryland2—1 year out——61Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama1—1 year out——62Yavapai CollegePrescott, Arizona1—1 year out——63San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California1—1 year out——64Trinidad State CollegeTrinidad, Colorado1—1 year out——65Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois1—1 year out——66Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois1—1 year out——67Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa, Iowa1—1 year out——68Madisonville Community CollegeMadisonville, Kentucky1—1 year out——69Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing, New Jersey1—1 year out——70Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyFlushing, New York1—1 year out——71Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort, South Carolina1—1 year out——72Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah1—1 year out——73Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletown, Virginia1—1 year out——74Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdon, Virginia1—1 year out——75University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin1—1 year out——76Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).