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Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$11,127 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,088 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for transportation & materials moving students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for transportation & materials moving majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Transportation & Materials Moving

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,977 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FVTC also is in the top 20% of our Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Read full report on Transportation & Materials Moving at Fox Valley Technical College

#2

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Michigan College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Traverse City, NMC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NMC are $12,048 a year.

Read full report on Transportation & Materials Moving at Northwestern Michigan College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Land Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LLCC are $10,068 a year.

Full Transportation & Materials Moving at Lincoln Land Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great value for transportation & materials moving students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,416 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Alessandro Aceri.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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