Air Transportation programs in Illinois
12 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $45,715 at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
What this work pays in Illinois
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers in Illinois earn a median of $120,250 a year across 11,030 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Flight Attendants | $62,120 | 9,350 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $293,490 | 6,460 |
| Commercial Pilots | $126,100 | 1,170 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $181,560 | 990 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale | Associate's degree | $20,500 | $45,715 (15 grads) | 33 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lewis University Romeoville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 40 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Air Transportation — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.