Transportation & Materials Moving at Utah Valley University

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

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 219 transportation and materials moving majors received their bachelor's degree from UVU.

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.

UVU Transportation & Materials Moving Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UVU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

UVU Transportation & Materials Moving Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks transportation and materials moving programs across the country. The following shows how UVU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The transportation and materials moving major at UVU 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 Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools	261

Transportation & Materials Moving Student Demographics at UVU

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

UVU Transportation & Materials Moving Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of transportation and materials moving associate's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in transportation and materials moving at UVU are white. Around 75% 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 Utah Valley University with a associate's in transportation and materials moving.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	83
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UVU Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Program

Of the 219 transportation and materials moving students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UVU, about 87% were men and 13% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in transportation and materials moving at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in transportation and materials moving.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	166
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UVU 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 Utah Valley University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Air Transportation	330

Related Majors

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

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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	24,760	$45,600
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	8,190	$35,810
Operating Engineers and Construction Equipment Operators	4,110	$48,640
Vocational Education Professors	2,870	$52,530
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,720	$82,110

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 uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.