Air Transportation at Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS · Public · Bachelor's Degree

DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case) — assumes in-state tuition

Optimistic

Base Case

Pessimistic

Earnings $51,198/yr (16% vs median)

AI Risk Moderate (33% exposed)

Job Market Large (60,400 openings/yr)

ROI 12.3x earnings multiple (4.8x out-of-state)

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to Air Transportation graduates.

	Optimistic No Disruption	Base Case Gradual AI	Pessimistic Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings	$541K	$538K	$503K
Earnings Multiple (In-State)	12.4x	12.3x	11.5x
Earnings Multiple (Out-of-State)	4.9x	4.8x	4.5x
Probability of Field Employment	51%	48%	39%
DegreeOutlook Score	48	48	45

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

4-Year Tuition, In-State (Sticker)

$43,768

Out-of-state: $111,264 (4.8x ROI)

4-Year Net Price (After Aid)

$71,532

-63% less than sticker · See by income

Median Debt at Graduation

$20,500

4.8 months of Year 1 earnings

Reported Earnings (4 Year)

$59,840

17% growth from Year 1

Kansas State University accepts 79% of applicants — an open-access institution by design, enrolling 14,835 students in Manhattan, KS.

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers $226,600/yr

Air traffic controllers $144,580/yr

Commercial pilots $122,670/yr

Trade programs often mean less time in school, lower student debt, and hands-on career paths that tend to be more resilient to AI disruption.

What is the DegreeOutlook Score for Air Transportation at Kansas State University?

A score of 48/100 indicates below-average financial outcomes for Air Transportation. Earnings, ROI, or AI risk factors are pulling the score down.

Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →