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Transportation & Materials Moving at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Transportation & Materials Moving at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

If you plan to study Transportation & Materials Moving, consider the program at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is in Carbondale, IL.

Studying Online at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Distance learning is available at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Among 11,790 students, 2,272 (19%) studied exclusively online and 3,360 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Transportation & Materials Moving Rankings at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Rankings can help you compare Southern Illinois University-Carbondale’s Transportation & Materials Moving program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) Great Lakes (Region) #13 of 51
Best Value Great Lakes (Region) #37 of 48
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #51 of 303
Best Value Nationwide #208 of 304

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) Illinois #4 of 16
Best Schools (Quality) Great Lakes (Region) #13 of 51
Best Value Illinois #14 of 16
Best Value Great Lakes (Region) #37 of 48
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #51 of 303
Best Value Nationwide #208 of 304

Earnings for Transportation & Materials Moving Graduates from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Those who finish Southern Illinois University-Carbondale’s Transportation & Materials Moving program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Transportation & Materials Moving at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $44,837
2 years $42,832
3 years $57,158
4 years $66,790
5 years $71,732

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Transportation & Materials Moving graduates from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale report median earnings of $66,790, compared with $58,303 for all Southern Illinois University-Carbondale graduates — about 15% higher than the school-wide median.

Transportation & Materials Moving earnings compared with all majors at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Transportation & Materials Moving graduates from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale comes in at $20,750.

Best-Paid Careers for Transportation & Materials Moving Graduates

Students who finish Transportation & Materials Moving program at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-paying careers for Transportation & Materials Moving graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation Nationwide Median Wage
Extraction Workers, All Other $76,527
Motorboat Operators $67,056
Ship Engineers $67,019
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators $66,225
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters $61,311
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $58,648
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other $58,561
Dredge Operators $55,307
Airfield Operations Specialists $54,884
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $54,087

References

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