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Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$22,764 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,472 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. 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.

The Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest 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

$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus the best value school in the Southwest Region for transportation and materials moving students. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 per year. On average, transportation and materials moving graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $11,779 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$5,040 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great value for transportation and materials moving students. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.

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$7,540 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,540 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, transportation and materials moving graduates from CNM carry an average student debtload of $7,235.

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$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best transportation and materials moving schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $20,906 per year. The average amount in student loans that transportation and materials moving majors at UNT take out is $23,187.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a great value for transportation and materials moving students. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Prescott.

Embry-Riddle Prescott undergraduate students pay an average of $38,966 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, transportation and materials moving graduates from Embry-Riddle Prescott carry an average student debtload of $22,010. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $1,177.

Embry-Riddle Prescott also claimed a spot on our Best Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 a year. The average amount in student loans that transportation and materials moving majors at University of Oklahoma take out is $16,750.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Oklahoma also is in the top 20% of our Best Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value transportation and materials moving programs. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year. On average, transportation and materials moving graduates from OSU take out $20,839 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $374.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Texas State Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,369 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, transportation and materials moving majors at TSTC accumulate an average of around $14,104 in student debt.

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#8

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX
$33,490 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, LeTourneau University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for transportation and materials moving students. Located in the small city of Longview, LETU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

LETU undergraduate students pay an average of $33,490 in tuition and fees each year. On average, transportation and materials moving graduates from LETU take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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HDS Truck Driving Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for transportation and materials moving students. It came in at #10 on the list. HDS Truck Driving Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Tucson.

While working on their degree, transportation and materials moving majors at HDS Truck Driving Institute accumulate an average of around $7,706 in student debt.

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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 13 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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