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Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$17,089 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Transportation & Materials Moving 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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. 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.

Top 10 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Schools

Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the best value school for transportation and materials moving students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,861 per year. After completing their degree, transportation and materials moving graduates from FVTC carry an average student debtload of $8,031.

FVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$6,603 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Waukesha County Technical College is a great value for transportation and materials moving students. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,603 per year. On average, transportation and materials moving graduates from WCTC take out $12,244 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,683 per year. While working on their degree, transportation and materials moving majors at CVTC accumulate an average of around $5,375 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, CVTC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI
$10,816 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern Michigan College is a great value for transportation and materials moving students. Located in the remote town of Traverse City, NMC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMC are $10,816 per year. While working on their degree, transportation and materials moving majors at NMC accumulate an average of around $20,625 in student debt.

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$9,516 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Elgin Community College is a great value for transportation and materials moving students. ECC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elgin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ECC are $9,516 a year. While working on their degree, transportation and materials moving majors at ECC accumulate an average of around $4,755 in student debt.

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$10,068 Average Tuition & Fees

Lincoln Land Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for transportation and materials moving students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, LLCC is a public school with a small student population.

LLCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,068 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that transportation and materials moving majors at LLCC take out is $5,266.

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$15,240 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in tuition and fees each year. Transportation & Materials Moving majors at SIUC take out an average of $22,716 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $415.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value transportation and materials moving programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, transportation and materials moving graduates from Purdue carry an average student debtload of $21,500. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $468.

In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$16,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WMU are $16,768 per year. On average, transportation and materials moving graduates from WMU take out $26,312 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $590.

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#10

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI
$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Michigan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 per year. The average amount in student loans that transportation and materials moving majors at Eastern Michigan take out is $26,000.

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Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

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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 19 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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