2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Transportation & Materials Moving Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, transportation and materials moving was ranked #33 in the country. In fact 29,084 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the transportation and materials moving undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Transportation & Materials Moving

Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

Explore the best transportation and materials moving schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	68
Minnesota	77
Iowa	64
South Dakota	18
Missouri	76
Nebraska	37
North Dakota	299

Majors Related to Transportation & Materials Moving

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

Majors Similar to Transportation & Materials Moving

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.