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Best Aviation Management Schools Near Pleasant Prairie, WI
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin has 2 accredited schools offering aviation management programs, with tuition ranging from $35,056 to $47,313 per year for indexed programs. Pleasant Prairie has a population of about 21,515. Median household income is $103,903 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 39.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Wisconsin, the top-earning aviation management-related role is Commercial Pilots at a median $129,860 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Aviation Management Schools to Pleasant Prairie
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer aviation management programs near Pleasant Prairie, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Pleasant Prairie city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Pleasant Prairie is part of the Kenosha, WI metro area (BLS area code 28450). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Wisconsin statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
N/A
WI statewide
–
Commercial Pilots
$129,860
WI statewide
$128,447
Air Traffic Controllers
N/A
WI statewide
–
Airfield Operations Specialists
$39,400
WI statewide
$38,971
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
$100,130
Kenosha, WI
$99,041
Logisticians
$73,900
Kenosha, WI
$73,096
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
N/A
WI statewide
–
Flight Attendants
N/A
WI statewide
–
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Pleasant Prairie at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
21,515
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$103,903
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
39.8%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
101.1 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Pleasant Prairie-Area Cities With Aviation Management Programs
How many accredited aviation management schools are near Pleasant Prairie, WI?
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering aviation management programs near Pleasant Prairie. The closest is Lewis University in Romeoville, IL (64.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Andrews University (87.5 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying aviation management roles near Pleasant Prairie?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying aviation management-related roles near Pleasant Prairie are: Commercial Pilots ($129,860), Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers ($100,130), Logisticians ($73,900). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Wisconsin statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Kenosha instead of Pleasant Prairie?
Kenosha, WI is 4.2 miles from Pleasant Prairie and has its own set of local aviation management programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Pleasant Prairie an affordable place to study aviation management?
Pleasant Prairie’s median household income of $103,903 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Pleasant Prairie while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Wisconsin public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.