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Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools

2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$11,588 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Ground Transportation is the #14 most popular major in the country with 21,480 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for ground transport students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ground transport majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Ground Transportation

Our analysis found Central Lakes College - Brainerd to be the best value school for ground transportation students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the remote town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public college with a small student population.

Central Lakes College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,140 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, ground transport graduates from Central Lakes College carry an average student debtload of $9,692.

In addition to its great value ranking, Central Lakes College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

Read full report on Ground Transportation at Central Lakes College - Brainerd

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Community College of Allegheny County is a great value for ground transportation students working on their undergraduate certificate. CCAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCAC are $12,223 a year.

Read full report on Ground Transportation at Community College of Allegheny County

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Linn, STC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STC are $13,320 per year.

STC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

Read full report on Ground Transportation at State Technical College of Missouri

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Central Kansas Technical College is a great value for ground transportation students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Beloit, North Central Kansas Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central Kansas Technical College are $8,492 per year.

Full Ground Transportation at North Central Kansas Technical College Report

#5

North Arkansas College

Harrison, AR

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Arkansas College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Harrison, Northark is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northark are $5,136 a year.

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Salish Kootenai College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. SKC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Pablo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SKC are $11,583 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ground transportation students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $24,223 a year.

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#8

New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, PA

New Castle School of Trades did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ground transportation students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of New Castle, New Castle School of Trades is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that ground transport majors at New Castle School of Trades take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,063.

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Ground Transportation by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

One of 3 majors within the trade school area of study, ground transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Ground Transport Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Truck & Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor 20,171
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation 1,070
Other Ground Transportation 137
Railroad & Railway Transportation 102

Majors Similar to Ground Transport

Related Major Annual Graduates
Air Transportation 10,326
Marine Transportation 1,493
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 7

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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