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Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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$44,946 Avg Salary
$16,907 Avg Student Debt

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.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Plains States 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

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the most popular school in the Plains States Region for transportation & materials moving students. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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#2

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Crowder College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best transportation & materials moving schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Missouri is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Lakes College - Brainerd. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the town of Brainerd.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend State Technical College of Missouri. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

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#6

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

With a ranking of #6, Johnson County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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#8

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

University of Dubuque came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

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#9

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular transportation & materials moving programs. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

Explore the best transportation & materials moving schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 216
Minnesota 241
Iowa 93
South Dakota 27
North Dakota 313
Missouri 465
Nebraska 115

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

Majors Similar 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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