Transportation

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2022

33,306

growing 14.5%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$6,006

growing 1.35%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$32,020

declining 2.05%

Average Wage

$122,724

growing 8.98%

People in Workforce

164,655

growing 1.37%

Average Employee Age

43.8

growing 0.0656%

About

In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Transportation degree recipients are Daytona Beach, FL, Visalia, CA, and Jacksonville, FL. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Transportation degree recipients are Goodyear, AZ, Kalaoa, HI, and Pawtucket, RI. The most common degree awarded to students studying Transportation is a bachelors degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Transportation and the types of students that study this field. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide awards the most degrees in Transportation in the US, but New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport and Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Transportation.

Tuition costs for Transportation majors are, on average, $6,006 for in-state public colleges, and $32,020 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Transportation programs are Public, 2-year institutions (251 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private for-profit, less-than 2-year (9,678 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Transportation (2022)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
1,707 degrees awarded
Advanced Career Institute (480019)
1,494 degrees awarded
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport
668 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Transportation, is Private for-profit, less-than 2-year (9,678 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Transportation programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$6,006

Median In-State Public

$32,020

Median Out of State Private

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide has the most Transportation degree recipients, with 1,707 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Transportation.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Transportation programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Transportation, with 100%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Transportation

Volusia County, FL
2,295 degrees awarded
Tulare County, CA
1,494 degrees awarded
Duval County, FL
687 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Transportation by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Transportation.

Employment

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 $122,724 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 Offices of physicians.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

$122,724

Average Wage in Workforce

± $6,718

8.98%

1 Year Growth

± 7.12%

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Transportation majors.

Highest Paying Locations

Highest Paying Pumas

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.

Occupations by Share

164,655

2022 Workforce

± 9,957

1.37%

1 Year Growth

± 8.47%

The number of Transportation graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.37%, from 162,436 in 2021 to 164,655 in 2022.

The largest single share of Transportation graduates go on to work as Aircraft pilots & flight engineers (26.9%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Transportation by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The most common industries that employ Transportation majors, by number of employees, are Air transportation, Services incidental to transportation, and Aircraft & parts manufacturing.

Highest Paid

The highest paying industries of Transportation majors, by average wage, are Offices of physicians, Nursing Care Facilities, and Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.

Industries by Share

164,655

2022 Workforce

± 9,957

1.37%

1 Year Growth

± 8.47%

The number of Transportation graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.37%, from 162,436 in 2021 to 164,655 in 2022.

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.

Specialty Locations

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Transportation majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Transportation majors.

Diversity

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 Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Transportation degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Transportation (14,382 students).

Workforce Age

43.8

Average Age in 2022

± 0.743 Years

0.0656%

1 Year Change

± 2.39%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Transportation. The most common ages of employees with this major are 52 and 36 years old, which represent 3.15% and 3.07% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Transportation are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

Workforce Degrees

The most common degree types held by the working population in Transportation are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (85.7%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Transportation.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
14,382 degrees awarded
Black or African American
8,860 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
5,181 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Transportation for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Male
3,629 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
589 degrees awarded
White Female
543 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Transportation.

White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

Most Common Countries of Origin

Philippines
2,588 degree recipients
Mexico
1,058 degree recipients
Jamaica
893 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Senegal
8.89 times more than expected
Greece
5.82 times more than expected
Romania
4.32 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Senegal that hold Transportation degrees (8.89 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 (2,588 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Transportation field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Transportation majors need many skills, but most especially Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Transportation majors need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Operation and Control.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Transportation majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Repairing is very distinctive for majors, but the Monitoring, Operation and Control, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.

Transportation

About

Institutions

Institutions

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

Specialized Colleges

Degrees Awarded by County

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Employment

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

Highest Paying Locations

Most Common

Most Specialized

Highest Paid

Occupations by Share

Most Common

Highest Paid

Industries by Share

Specialty Locations

Diversity

Workforce Age

Degrees Awarded

Workforce Degrees

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Global Diversity

Skills

Radar Distribution

Bar Chart