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Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools

2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools

148 Colleges
$42,088 Avg Salary
$14,807 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree School for You

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.

The Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 148 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide to be the most popular school for transportation & materials moving students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

Of the 372 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for transportation & materials moving students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 129 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at UVU, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.

Women make up 18% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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#4

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Broward College is a great place for transportation & materials moving students working on their associate degree. BC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.

Of the 99 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at BC, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#5

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

The in-demand associate degree programs at Miami Dade College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular transportation & materials moving schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at MDC, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Spartan College - Tulsa is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 11% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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#7

Green River College

Auburn, WA

Green River College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. GRC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Auburn.

About 15% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 85% are male.

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#8

Alfred State College

Alfred, NY

Alfred State College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the remote town of Alfred, Alfred State is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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#9

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Cypress College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for transportation & materials moving students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Cypress College, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 6% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools list. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

Women make up 17% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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#12

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento City College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.

About 4% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 96% are male.

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#14

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

College of Southern Nevada came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 41% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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#15

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

With a ranking of #15, Polk State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students working on their associate degree. Polk State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Winter Haven.

About 7% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Central Oregon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for transportation & materials moving students to get a associate degree. It came in at #15 on the list. COCC is a small public school located in the small city of Bend.

Of the 29 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at COCC, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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Community College of Beaver County ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Monaca, CCBC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at CCBC, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Community College of Baltimore County ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at CCBC, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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Florida Institute of Technology ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

Of the 36 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Florida Tech, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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Texas State Technical College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 10% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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Tulsa Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Tulsa Community College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Guilford Technical Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Guilford Technical Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

Of the 29 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Guilford Technical Community College, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#21

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Northwestern Michigan College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the town of Traverse City, NMC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 16% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
24 Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ
24 Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT
24 San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA
27 Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA
27 Aims Community College Greeley, CO
29 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL
29 Montana State University Bozeman, MT
29 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX

Transportation & Materials Moving by Region

View the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Trade Schools for a specific region near you.

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 26 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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