Transportation & Materials Moving at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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.

Purdue Transportation & Materials Moving Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Transportation & Materials Moving

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Purdue does offer online education options in transportation and materials moving for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Purdue Transportation & Materials Moving Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the transportation and materials moving progam at Purdue compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The transportation and materials moving major at Purdue 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
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	7
	10
Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools	20
Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools	53
	53
Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools	63
Most Focused Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	65
Most Focused Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools	316

Transportation & Materials Moving Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Program

The transportation and materials moving program at Purdue awarded 120 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women. The typical transportation and materials moving bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in transportation and materials moving at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in transportation and materials moving.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	90
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Purdue 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

The following transportation and materials moving concentations are available at Purdue University - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Air Transportation	120

Related Majors

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	54,560	$46,210
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	18,820	$33,930
Operating Engineers and Construction Equipment Operators	9,160	$58,180
Highway Maintenance Workers	4,150	$36,830
Crane and Tower Operators	2,080	$62,180

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.