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2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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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 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 82 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for transportation & materials moving majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Schools
Our 2023 rankings named U.S. Truck Driver Training School the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hamrick School. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Medina, Hamrick School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale 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 city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
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Lincoln Land Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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Ivy Tech Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular transportation & materials moving programs. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
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With a ranking of #9, City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the city of Chicago, Olive-Harvey College is a public college with a small student population.
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Indiana State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Lewis University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #12, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #12, Apollo Career Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the suburb of Lima, Apollo JVS is a public college with a small student population.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Transportation & Materials Moving students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Butler Tech - D Russel Lee Career Center | Monroe, OH |
| 15 | Kent State University at Kent | Kent, OH |
| 16 | Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby, IL |
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 347 |
| Michigan | 794 |
| Wisconsin | 522 |
| Ohio | 853 |
| Illinois | 932 |
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Majors Related to Transportation & Materials Moving
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Transportation & Materials Moving
| 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.
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