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2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$22,169 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,316 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor's 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for transportation and materials moving students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern Michigan College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for transportation and materials moving students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Traverse City, NMC is a public college with a small student population.

NMC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,816 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WMU are $16,768 per year.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value transportation and materials moving schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 5% of our Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Michigan University is a great value for transportation and materials moving students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 per year.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHIO Athens are $22,810 a year.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kent State are $19,876 a year.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree transportation and materials moving programs. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BGSU are $21,050 per year.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

With a ranking of #9, Lewis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for transportation and materials moving students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis are $35,472 per year.

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#10

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

With a ranking of #10, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for transportation and materials moving students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Indiana State undergraduate students pay an average of $20,862 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

Explore the best transportation and materials moving schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 314
Michigan 292
Ohio 239
Illinois 310
Wisconsin 11

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 11 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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