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Air Transportation is a degree category that consists of the following common degrees:

  • Aviation Management

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    Aviation Management
  • Aerospace Technology

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    $97k

    Aerospace Technology
  • Air Traffic Control

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    Avg Grad Salary:

    $90k

    Air Traffic Control
  • Aviation

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    Aviation

    Aviation is about more than piloting aircraft. Therefore, the discussion of earning a degree in the field must necessarily include the wide spectrum of roles that it includes – because the position determines the kind and the level of degree required. The course of study chosen by an aspiring pilot will differ from that selected by someone who wants to be an air traffic controller, dispatcher, or aircraft mechanic; or play a part in aviation management or in the research, design, testing, and building of aircraft.

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