University Of Nebraska Kearney
Bachelor of Science in Aviation Systems Management

Kearney, USA

DEGREE TYPE

BSc

DURATION

4 years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

Jan 2027

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: The University of Nebraska at Kearney offers a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Systems Management combining aviation, technical, and business courses with two emphases: Flight Operations and Aviation Support Services. Flight Operations includes flight training to prepare you for private, instrument, commercial, multi-engine, and flight instructor certificates and ratings. Aviation Support Services readies you for managerial roles like airport manager and aviation insurance representative. The programme requires 120 Credit Hours.

Career Outcomes: Graduates have 67% placement rate and enter roles such as Commercial/Charter Pilot, Air Traffic Controller, Aircraft Maintenance, Flight Instructor, Airport Manager, Aviation Professor, Flight Attendant, Dispatch Operations. Related paths include airline operations, airport administration, aviation safety, and aviation management.

University of Nebraska at Kearney students will be ready for an aviation career from the highest quality collegiate program in the country. The Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Systems Management includes a core grouping of aviation, technical, and business courses, as well as your choice of two emphasis areas.

In the Flight Operations emphasis, you will be prepared for a career as a commercial pilot. After completing the degree requirements for the Flight Training program, you will have the opportunity to earn your private pilot’s license, as well as be prepared for the instrument, commercial, multi-engine, and flight instructor certificates, and ratings.

In the Aviation Support Services emphasis, you will be provided all the preparation necessary to be a manager in any of the numerous aviation-related industries. The Aviation Support Services emphasis provides all the career preparation necessary to be a manager in the aviation industry. Graduates have found themselves working as air traffic controllers, airport managers, and aviation insurance representatives.

Program at a Glance

120 Credit Hours
General Studies requirement has been reduced to 30 credit hrs allowing more freedom and making it easier to transfer to UNK.

Degree Received
Aviation Systems Management Comprehensive, Bachelor of Science

“It’s really cool to get out and see the country – and get paid to do it. The connections you make here at Kearney and the networking you have a chance to be part of will serve you well into the future. If anybody is living proof of that I certainly am, and a lot of my classmates are, too.”

Jason Hughes, Pilot

Four Year Class Schedule

UNK’s new general studies curriculum requires fewer hours, eases transferring, and gives students greater flexibility in earning their degree. This reduced the general studies credit requirement from 45 hours to 30 hours. The 4-year class schedule below is a sample timeline for progress toward an Aviation Systems Management degree at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Consult with your academic advisor.