Other Air Transportation
Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Air Transportation degree recipients are Vancouver, WA, Tulsa, OK, and West Lafayette, IN. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Air Transportation degree recipients are Vancouver, WA, Tulsa, OK, and Concordia, KS. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Air Transportation is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Air Transportation and the types of students that study this field. International Air and Hospitality Academy awards the most degrees in Other Air Transportation in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Air Transportation, followed by Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (207254).
Tuition costs for Other Air Transportation majors are, on average, $8,072 for in-state public colleges, and $44,620 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Air Transportation programs are Public, 2-year institutions (9 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private for-profit, less-than 2-year (156 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Air Transportation, is Private for-profit, less-than 2-year (156 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Air Transportation programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
International Air and Hospitality Academy has the most Other Air Transportation degree recipients, with 156 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Air Transportation.
Out of all institutions that offer Other Air Transportation programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, International Air and Hospitality Academy has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Air Transportation, with 60.2%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Air Transportation by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Transportation graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Transportation majors is $131,520 and the most common occupations are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Other managers, and Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists.
The industry that employs the most Transportation majors is Air transportation, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Used merchandise retailers.
The average salary for Transportation majors is $131,520 and the most common occupations are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Other managers, and Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Transportation majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Transportation majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Transportation majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Transportation majors, by number of employees, are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Other managers, and Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Transportation majors working as Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, and Ship & boat captains & operators.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Transportation majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Physician assistants.
The number of Transportation graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.91%, from 170,712 in 2023 to 177,392 in 2024.
The largest single share of Transportation graduates go on to work as Aircraft pilots & flight engineers (26.6%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Transportation by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Transportation majors, by number of employees, are Air transportation, Services incidental to transportation, and Aircraft & parts manufacturing.
The highest paying industries of Transportation majors, by average wage, are Used merchandise retailers, Not specified utilities, and Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers.
The number of Transportation graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.91%, from 170,712 in 2023 to 177,392 in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Transportation graduates by share is Air transportation, followed by Services incidental to transportation. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Transportation.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Transportation majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Transportation majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Transportation in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Transportation is 43.8.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Male employees are more likely to hold Transportation degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Transportation (123 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Transportation. The most common ages of employees with this major are 37 and 41 years old, which represent 3.19% and 3.03% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Air Transportation are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Associates Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Transportation are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Air Transportation.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Air Transportation for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Other Air Transportation.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Switzerland that hold Transportation degrees (10.9 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (2,921 degree recipients).
