Aviation
Aviation is a dynamic, competitive global industry. Our aviation graduates become the well-rounded managers and professional pilots needed to run airports and fly planes as well as design, manage, and operate the world's aviation systems.
The Ohio State University Airport is the fifth busiest airport in Ohio and the only airport owned and operated by a university. Students at Ohio State can major in aviation in the College of Engineering, the College of Business or the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences. Applicants to the business or engineering programs must meet the admission requirements established by the respective college.
Career Prospects in Aviation
A pilot’s career is not only exciting and rewarding, it calls for extraordinary maturity, judgment and commitment. For every pilot in an aircraft, there are at least 10 other aviation professionals contributing their expertise to the successful planning and operation of a flight. These careers include airport and airline management, corporate and general aviation, fixed base operators, cargo aviation, flight support and planning, aviation support systems, air traffic control, government and regulatory oversight, and air transportation management.
The aviation industry also has many opportunities in research and development. People with human resource skills are needed in the human factors area, and research is continually being conducted to analyze aviation and determine how to make it safer, manage it more efficiently and develop new products and techniques to make air transportation more successful.
