Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

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What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the flying and/or navigation of commercial passenger and cargo, agricultural, public service, corporate and rescue fixed wing aircraft. Includes instruction in principles of aircraft design and performance, aircraft flight systems and controls, flight crew operations and procedures, radio communications, navigation procedures and systems, airways safety and traffic regulations, and governmental rules and regulations pertaining to piloting aircraft. Programs may qualify individuals to sit for the FAA commercial and airline aircrew examinations.

Numbers at a glance

269th
Popular nationwide
265
Search Rank on O's List
27
Colleges offer it
645
Graduates (2018-19)
Men88%Women12%

Trends

Graduates
8351,0091,0669671,3011,1911,1231,0631,00994373360190486789480570564560570002004006008001,0001,2002001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-092009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-21
Popularity Rank
Top501001502002503002002200420062008201020122014201620182020

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Public18Private9
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Public32Private8
Number of Colleges by Size
Very Small2Small9Medium-Sized7Large8Very Large1

O's Insights on Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 89% of graduates come from public universities.

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