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2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools

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In 2021-2022, 33,306 transportation & materials moving students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 514 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Transportation & Materials Moving program at each school on the list.

Check out the transportation & materials moving programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the most popular school in the United States for transportation & materials moving students. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

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The excellent programs at Advanced Career Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best transportation & materials moving schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Visalia, Advanced Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 514 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport landed the # 3 spot on the list. New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport, Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge is a great place for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Hinds Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools list. Hinds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.

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With a ranking of #8, New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Somers.

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New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of North Andover, NETTTS is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #10, Broward College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. BC is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

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#11

U.S. Truck Driver Training School

Sterling Heights, MI

With a ranking of #11, U.S. Truck Driver Training School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the large suburb of Sterling Heights, U.S. Truck Driver Training School is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Western Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, Western Technical College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools list. PIA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Mifflin.

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#14

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #15, New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. NETTTS is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pawtucket.

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#16

Delta Technical College

Horn Lake, MS

Delta Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. It came in at #16 on the list. Delta Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Horn Lake.

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L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Sanford, L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Utah Valley University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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All-State Career School - Lester landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular transportation & materials moving programs. All-State Career School - Lester is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Essington.

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#20

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

With a ranking of #20, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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Divers Institute of Technology landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular transportation & materials moving programs. Divers Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools list. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. It came in at #23 on the list. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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International Air and Hospitality Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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North American Trade Schools came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools ranking. North American Trade Schools is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

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#26

Crowder College

Neosho, MO
#29

CDA Technical Institute

Jacksonville, FL
#30

San Juan College

Farmington, NM
#32

Hamrick School

Medina, OH
#33

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI
#35

Central Technology Center

Drumright, OK
#38

M T Training Center

Grand Prairie, TX
#40

Green River College

Auburn, WA
#44

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA
#49

J-Tech Institute

Jacksonville, FL

Additional Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 514 different United States transportation & materials moving schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA
52 Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL
53 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO
53 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
55 Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach, VA
56 South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen McAllen, TX
57 Bishop State Community College Mobile, AL
58 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
59 Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri Springfield, MO
60 City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College Chicago, IL
60 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN
62 United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY
62 Sheridan Technical College Hollywood, FL
64 Ocean Corporation Houston, TX
65 Mt. San Antonio College Walnut, CA
65 Miller-Motte College Augusta Augusta, GA
67 Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK
68 New Castle School of Trades New Castle, PA
69 McCann School of Business & Technology Allentown, PA
69 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
71 Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing, NY
72 Cypress College Cypress, CA
72 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
74 Miller-Motte College Jacksonville Jacksonville, NC
75 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
75 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
75 Apollo Career Center Lima, OH

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Transportation & Materials Moving students that almost earned our Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
78 Auburn University Auburn, AL
78 Butler Tech - D Russel Lee Career Center Monroe, OH
80 Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA
81 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
81 Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY
83 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
84 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
84 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
84 Miami Dade College Miami, FL
87 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM
88 Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology Fort Pierce, FL
89 Uintah Basin Technical College Roosevelt, UT
89 Central Lakes College - Brainerd Brainerd, MN
91 Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY
92 State Technical College of Missouri Linn, MO
92 Tooele Technical College Tooele, UT
94 Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA
95 Utah State University Logan, UT
96 Mountainland Technical College Lehi, UT
97 Penn Commercial Business/Technical School Washington, PA
97 Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL
99 Douglas Education Center Monessen, PA
100 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
100 Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS
100 Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI

Transportation & Materials Moving 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

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 25 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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