by our College Data Analytics Team
[Ground Transportation](/majors/transportation-materials-handling/ground-transportation/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The schools below stand out for the salaries their ground transportation graduates go on to command.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where ground transportation graduates earn the most.
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If you want to know which schools send ground transportation graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Advanced Career Institute earned the #1 spot for highest-paid ground transportation graduates in California. Set in the city of Visalia, Advanced Career Institute is a private for-profit institution. Students who complete the ground transportation program here go on to a median salary of roughly $44,961.
Cet El Centro produces some of the highest-paid graduates in ground transportation, landing the #2 spot this year. Cet El Centro is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of El Centro. Ground Transportation graduates of Cet El Centro earn a median of about $40,705 a year early in their careers.
Cet Soledad produces some of the highest-paid graduates in ground transportation, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the town of Soledad, Cet Soledad is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career ground transportation graduates from Cet Soledad make a median of around $40,705 per year.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries ground transportation graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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