by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Ground Transportation is the 330th most popular major in the country with 21,480 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , ground transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $37,865 and had an average of $6,184 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,998 ground transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,812 and $5,537 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ground transportation. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in ground transportation.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hocking College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Hocking Technical College is a small school located in Nelsonville, Ohio that handed out 34 ’s ground transport degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 174 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Ivy Tech Community College Ground Transportation Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Joliet Junior College landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Joliet, Illinois, and it awarded 0 ’s ground transport degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Ground Transportation at Joliet Junior College
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