2025 Best Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #299 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 92 bachelor's degrees in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

1

University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA

50 Annual Graduates

University of Dubuque is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew. Located in the city of Dubuque, UD is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew from University of Dubuque

2

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO

35 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Central Missouri if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew. UCM is a large public university located in the town of Warrensburg.More information about a bachelor’s in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew from University of Central Missouri

Best Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Colleges by State

Explore the best airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	20
Minnesota	446	6
Iowa	403	36
Kansas	352	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew is one of 7 different types of Air Transportation programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	490
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	114
Flight Instructor	31
Remote Aircraft Pilot	28
Air Traffic Controller	23
Other Air Transportation	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.