Expert: David A. NewMyer - 6/19/2007

Question
Hi,
I am an Engineering graduate from India with about 2yrs experience. I would like to do a full-time Aviation MBA/MS Aviation Mngt/MS Air Transport Management/Equivalent course and it will be nice if you can clarify me on these:
1. Could you please suggest me few suitable Universities in USA/Canada/Europe that offer the course also the cost of such programs?
2. How is the feestructure and aid scenario like for these courses?
3. How are placements and avg salary of students taking these courses?
Thanks & Regards,
Arvind

Answer
Hi,

Thanks for your question....

As for the specifics of the costs and placement, make sure you ask each of the universities listed below about that information.  They can provide more details than I can.  In general, an MBA will cost from $25,000 to $40,000 US, with some costing a bit more and some a bit less.  As for placement in general, most MBA in Aviation students will go to positions in the airline industry, aircraft manufacturing related to aviation, government agencies related to aviation or consulting firms related to aviation.

The universities that I recommend you check out are:

Concordia University, John Molson School of Business, Montreal, Quebec, Canada:

www.johnmolson.concordia.ca/amba/index.cfm

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

www.erau.edu/db/degrees/mbaa/index.html

Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL, USA offers an Master in Public Administration in Aviation Administration that focuses on government positions in aviation and consulting in aviation:

www.aviation.siu.edu

I hope that this information is of assistance to you,

David A. NewMyer, Ph.D., Professor and Chair
Aviation Management and Flight
Southern Illinois University Carbondale