Transportation & Materials Moving at Kansas State University

If you plan to study transportation and materials moving, take a look at what Kansas State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 1 student received their associate's degree in transportation and materials moving.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Transportation & Materials Moving section at the bottom of this page.

K -State Transportation & Materials Moving Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Transportation & Materials Moving
• Bachelor’s Degree in Transportation & Materials Moving

K -State Transportation & Materials Moving Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks transportation and materials moving programs across the country. The following shows how K -State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The transportation and materials moving major at K -State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Transportation & Materials Moving. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	7
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools	9
	10
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	11
Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	34
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools	38
Most Focused Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	68
Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools	94
Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools	137
Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools	261
Most Focused Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools	261
Most Focused Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools	331

Transportation & Materials Moving Student Demographics at K -State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the transportation and materials moving majors at Kansas State University.

K -State Transportation & Materials Moving Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of transportation and materials moving associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Kansas State University with a associate's in transportation and materials moving.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

K -State Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students earned a bachelor's degree in transportation and materials moving from K -State. About 4% of these graduates were women and the other 96% were men.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in transportation and materials moving at K -State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Kansas State University with a bachelor's in transportation and materials moving.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	31
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

K -State also has a doctoral program available in transportation and materials moving. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Transportation & Materials Moving

If you plan to be a transportation and materials moving major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kansas State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Air Transportation	49

Related Majors

• Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Careers That Transportation & Materials Moving Grads May Go Into

A degree in transportation and materials moving can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	20,370	$46,180
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	8,400	$37,440
Operating Engineers and Construction Equipment Operators	6,810	$41,200
Vocational Education Professors	1,720	$57,780
Highway Maintenance Workers	1,570	$35,660

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.