Transportation & Materials Moving at Central Washington University

If you plan to study transportation and materials moving, take a look at what Central Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,157 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University in 2021, 51 of them were transportation and materials moving majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Transportation & Materials Moving section at the bottom of this page.

CWU Transportation & Materials Moving Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Transportation & Materials Moving

Online Classes Are Available at CWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CWU does offer online courses in transportation and materials moving for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

CWU Transportation & Materials Moving Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the transportation and materials moving progam at CWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The transportation and materials moving major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Transportation & Materials Moving. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Transportation & Materials Moving Schools	12
Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools	81

Transportation & Materials Moving Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the transportation and materials moving majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of transportation and materials moving bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women. The typical transportation and materials moving bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% women. So female students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in transportation and materials moving at CWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in transportation and materials moving.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

CWU also has a doctoral program available in transportation and materials moving. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Transportation & Materials Moving

The following transportation and materials moving concentations are available at Central Washington University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Air Transportation	51

Related Majors

• Personal & Culinary Services

Careers That Transportation & Materials Moving Grads May Go Into

A degree in transportation and materials moving can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	31,610	$48,620
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	17,740	$41,160
Operating Engineers and Construction Equipment Operators	8,750	$67,260
Vocational Education Professors	4,450	$64,090
Flight Attendants	4,180	$77,450

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.