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Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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

56 Colleges
$46,052 Avg Salary
$18,285 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Transportation & Materials Moving School for You

With 33,306 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, transportation & materials moving is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Western Technical College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for transportation & materials moving students. Western Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of El Paso.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means HDS Truck Driving Institute is a great place for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the rural area of Tucson, HDS Truck Driving Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a great place for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the rural area of Prescott, Embry-Riddle Prescott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Central Technology Center

Drumright, OK

Out of the 56 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Technology Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Central Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Drumright.

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M T Training Center

Grand Prairie, TX

With a ranking of #6, M T Training Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. M T Training Center is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular transportation & materials moving programs. Located in the city of McAllen, STVT McAllen is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Ocean Corporation

Houston, TX

Ocean Corporation came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Ocean Corporation is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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With a ranking of #9, Tulsa Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

Explore the best transportation & materials moving colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 577
Texas 1,299
New Mexico 337
Oklahoma 585

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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