Air Transportation programs in Texas
10 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,123 at Texas State Technical College.
What this work pays in Texas
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers in Texas earn a median of $100,700 a year across 28,710 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Flight Attendants | $58,220 | 13,470 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $215,150 | 10,930 |
| Commercial Pilots | $137,960 | 4,120 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $170,080 | 2,060 |
| Airfield Operations Specialists | $60,910 | 1,310 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | $10,917 | $42,123 (23 grads) | 21 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| LeTourneau University Longview | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 37 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.