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2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$33,490 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,088 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree School for You

Transportation & Materials Moving is the #33 most popular major in the country with 29,084 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for transportation and materials moving students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for transportation and materials moving majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Transportation & Materials Moving

Our analysis found San Jacinto Community College to be the best value school for transportation and materials moving students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.

Full Transportation & Materials Moving at San Jacinto Community College Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $11,369 per year.

Full Transportation & Materials Moving at Texas State Technical College Report

#3

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means LeTourneau University is a great value for transportation and materials moving students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Longview, LETU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LETU are $33,490 per year.

Read full report on Transportation & Materials Moving at LeTourneau University

Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 334
Texas 228
New Mexico 39
Oklahoma 266

Transportation & Materials Moving Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 17,893
Air Transportation 9,984
Marine Transportation 1,203
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 4

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,328
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Construction Trades 35,794

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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