Transportation & Materials Moving at University of Alaska Anchorage

If you are interested in studying transportation and materials moving, you may want to check out the program at University of Alaska Anchorage. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and approximately 11,953 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 22 transportation and materials moving majors received their bachelor's degree from UAA.

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.

UAA Transportation & Materials Moving Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Transportation & Materials Moving
• Bachelor’s Degree in Transportation & Materials Moving

UAA Transportation & Materials Moving Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the transportation and materials moving progam at UAA 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 UAA 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
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools	16
	25
Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Schools	181

Transportation & Materials Moving Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Transportation & Materials Moving Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 93% of transportation and materials moving associate's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in transportation and materials moving at UAA are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a associate's in transportation and materials moving.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UAA Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Transportation & Materials Moving from UAA in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were 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 UAA since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UAA 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

Transportation & Materials Moving majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Alaska Anchorage. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Air Transportation	36

Related Majors

• Personal & Culinary Services
• Precision Production
• Mechanic & Repair Technologies

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Operating Engineers and Construction Equipment Operators	2,870	$70,750
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,380	$57,630
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	1,950	$148,820
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,840	$44,750
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	800	$95,160

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.