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Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in California

2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$7,484 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,385 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Transportation & Materials Moving School for You

In 2020-2021, 351 degrees and certificates were awarded to transportation and materials moving students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Transportation & Materials Moving

$7,116 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University Maritime Academy the best value school in California for transportation and materials moving students. Cal Maritime is a small public school located in the midsize city of Vallejo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Maritime are $7,116 a year. The average amount in student loans that transportation and materials moving majors at Cal Maritime take out is $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $432, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great value for transportation and materials moving students. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jose State are $7,852 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in California list.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Advanced Career Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Advanced Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

After completing their degree, transportation and materials moving graduates from Advanced Career Institute carry an average student debtload of $6,201. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $28, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

CET, El Centro

El Centro, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means CET, El Centro is a great value for transportation and materials moving students. Located in the small city of El Centro, CET, El Centro is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that transportation and materials moving majors at CET, El Centro take out is $6,650.

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#3

CET, Soledad

Soledad, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means CET, Soledad is a great value for transportation and materials moving students. CET, Soledad is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Soledad.

While working on their degree, transportation and materials moving majors at CET, Soledad accumulate an average of around $6,650 in student debt.

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Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 149
Oregon 60
Nevada 28
Alaska 37

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 5 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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