Transportation & Materials Moving at Utah Valley University

If you are interested in studying transportation and materials moving, you may want to check out the program at Utah Valley University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and has a total student population of 40,936. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 111 students 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.

UVU Transportation & Materials Moving Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UVU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

UVU Transportation & Materials Moving Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The transportation and materials moving major at UVU 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
Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools	2
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools	3
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
Most Focused Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	47
Most Focused Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools	217
Most Focused Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools	261
Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools	261

Transportation & Materials Moving Student Demographics at UVU

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

UVU Transportation & Materials Moving Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of transportation and materials moving associate's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in transportation and materials moving at UVU are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	83
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UVU Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Program

The transportation and materials moving program at UVU awarded 219 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 87% of these degrees went to men with the other 13% going to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in transportation and materials moving at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in transportation and materials moving.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	166
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UVU 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

Transportation & Materials Moving majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Utah Valley University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Air Transportation	330

Related Majors

• Precision Production
• Personal & Culinary Services
• Construction Trades
• 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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	24,760	$45,600
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	8,190	$35,810
Operating Engineers and Construction Equipment Operators	4,110	$48,640
Vocational Education Professors	2,870	$52,530
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,720	$82,110

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 uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.