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Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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$44,973 Avg Salary
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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.

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for transportation & materials moving majors pursuing a .

#1

U.S. Truck Driver Training School

Sterling Heights, MI

Our analysis found U.S. Truck Driver Training School to be the most popular school for transportation & materials moving students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Sterling Heights, U.S. Truck Driver Training School is a private for-profit college 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 suburb of Appleton.

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#3

Hamrick School

Medina, OH

Out of the 82 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamrick School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Medina, Hamrick School is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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 college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

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Lincoln Land Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular transportation & materials moving programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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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#8

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #8, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large 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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#9

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

With a ranking of #9, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#11

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

With a ranking of #11, Lewis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-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 moderately-sized student population.

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#12

Apollo Career Center

Lima, OH

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 school with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

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

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 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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