<p>This is a question I have been pondering for a good long while now. I'm a high school senior in Las Vegas, Nevada and one of my college acceptances so far is for UNLV with a major in Civil Engineering since my Plan A is to become a Civil Engineer. Yet my biggest passion and hobby that I may want to pursue as a plan B is in the airline and airport industry. My knowledge in the subject of commercial air travel is so extensive but I do not actually know what degree would suffice in terms of jobs such as airline station managers or airline management in general up to the executive level. I think the first answer would be a BS in Aviation Management but I have found that this major is pretty rare and found in small schools in Arizona, Florida and a few other states, but not Nevada. I was wondering if a business degree would be the next best option and if it is, what concentration should the business degree be in? Thanks for any input!</p>
<p>I’m wondering the same too. If you get a business degree though, i would get it at a school close to an airline hub/hq, as they recruit heavier there. IE AA has a HUGE presence at SMU, United at any school in Illinois, Delta at Emory, etc. As for which major, my first pick would be Finance or Economics, as that would cover a wider range of jobs than any other business major. Idk though, as that is also my plan B. My plan A is to go into ATC, which i’ve already found a prestigious school that offers that program. It also offers greater job security/pay than say and airport or low level airline job, so i would also look into that if i were you.</p>
<p>Supply chain management. One of the best degrees right now too</p>
<p>Can anyone else help with this question?</p>
<p>Maybe you should consider a degree in hotel administration. Cornell University has a school of hotel administration which is where I will be attending and it has courses in airline management .</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/academics/courses/course.html?id=HADM6090”>http://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/academics/courses/course.html?id=HADM6090</a></p>
<p>airlines like united and us airways Come to campus as well.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/students/careers/ugrad/documents/CareerDayCompanyProfiles2013.pdf”>https://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/students/careers/ugrad/documents/CareerDayCompanyProfiles2013.pdf</a></p>
<p>Maybe this is something to consider .</p>
<p>Anyone else know???</p>
<p>Aerospace engineering with an MBA. </p>
<p>^^This. Also, if your school doesn’t offer aerospace engineering, civil engineering would be fine too, which is your Plan A.</p>
<p>Hi DJBoom,</p>
<p>It seems like like you’re headed in either the business or engineering route. I’m a senior at UIUC studying Finance and Business Administration and I can speak for both our business and engineering programs. You would not have any trouble at all getting a job at any of the major airlines if you were either a business or engineering student here. I’ve never met anyone who is passionate about the airline industry before, so you would certainly stand out among the crowd for that reason as well.
While your goal seem to be to become a manager or an executive at an airline, large fortune 500 companies such as Delta Air Lines will have you start out in some type of analytical role if you are business/engineering, which can range from being a data analyst to a private accountant to business development, etc. Many of these companies offer rotational programs where you would get to experience a number of different roles, which might best prepare for you becoming a manager therein later down the line. </p>
<p>Hopefully this is helpful!</p>
<p>Well yeah dude you go to UIUC , of course Delta could recruit you, he’s in Nevada. </p>