Air Transportation at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every air transportation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the air transport program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Air Transportation section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport
• Master’s Degree in Air Transport

Purdue Air Transportation Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in air transport, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Air Transport Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the air transport majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Air Transportation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of air transport master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Of the students who received a air transport master's degree from Purdue, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Air Transportation

If you plan to be a air transport major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	60
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	2

Related Majors

Careers That Air Transport Grads May Go Into

A degree in air transport can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,940	$95,120
Commercial Pilots	660	$75,790
Air Traffic Controllers	620	$122,470
Flight Attendants	350	$60,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	310	$124,270

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

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