Aviation degree · Orem, UT

What an aviation degree at Utah Valley University costs

A 4-year bachelor's (BS) program. Tuition, room & board, and flight fees, each from the school's own published pages, summed into an all-in estimate. Flight fees are billed separately and on top of tuition. This is a planning estimate, not the school's quote.

PilotBound all-in estimate

$162K

In-state, all-in

$213K

Out-of-state, all-in

Unlocks the 1,000-hour airline minimum

Tuition + room & board (4years) + whole-program flight fees. Sourced figures summed, not the school's quoted package. Tuition changes yearly.

The numbers, with sources

Tuition (in-state)
$27,492
$6,873/yr × 42026-27Source

Resident tuition $6,204 + mandatory fees $669 (UVU lists them separately).

Tuition (out-of-state)
$78,308
$19,577/yr × 42026-27Source

Non-resident tuition $18,908 + mandatory fees $669.

Room & board
$60,160
$15,040/yr × 42026-27Source
Flight training (whole program)
$74,536
2025-26Source

Partial: school does not price every rating, so the full sequence costs more.

PARTIAL: covers PPL, IR, and Commercial single + multi only. UVU's degree trains CFI/CFII/MEI but publishes no fees for them, so the full sequence costs more.

All-in (in-state)
$162,188

See how this stacks up against Part 61, Part 141, an academy, and a 2-year degree.

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Figures are Utah Valley University's own published tuition, room & board, and flight fees, summed by PilotBound into a planning estimate. They are not the school's quoted program price, and they will differ from a student's actual cost. Flight fees are pay-as-you-go and vary with a student's pace. Confirm current numbers with the school. The 1,000-hour airline minimum comes from a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with Utah Valley University. Disclaimer & removal policy.

Primary sources: uvu.edu·uvu.edu