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2023 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

19 Colleges
$44,973 Avg Salary
$16,564 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Transportation & Materials Moving School for You

In 2021-2022, 33,306 transportation & materials moving students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the transportation & materials moving programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Schools

Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the best school for transportation & materials moving students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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#2

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern Michigan College is a great place for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the remote town of Traverse City, NMC is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Waukesha County Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Hamrick School

Medina, OH

The excellent programs at Hamrick School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best transportation & materials moving schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Medina, Hamrick School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best schools for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best transportation & materials moving programs. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education

Zanesville, OH

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for transportation & materials moving students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Zanesville, Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#10

Lincoln Land Community College

Springfield, IL

Lincoln Land Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for transportation & materials moving students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

Explore the best transportation & materials moving colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 347
Michigan 794
Wisconsin 522
Ohio 853
Illinois 932

Transportation & Materials Moving Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 21,480
Air Transportation 10,326
Marine Transportation 1,493
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 149,352
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 105,741
Precision Production 55,411
Construction Trades 40,802

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Alessandro Aceri.

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