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2022 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

2 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 26,683 people earned their degree in transportation and materials moving, making the major the 33rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, transportation and materials moving graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,851 and had an average of $15,285 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,556 transportation and materials moving graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,859 and $14,425 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 64 transportation and materials moving graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in transportation and materials moving. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality transportation and materials moving programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the transportation and materials moving program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree transportation & materials moving students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Transportation & Materials Moving (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. JCCC is a fairly large public school situated in Overland Park, Kansas. It awarded 4 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2019-2020.

JCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend JCCC is $13,606 for plains states region associate degree transportation & materials moving students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees to qualified students.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for K -State is $16,889 for plains states region associate degree transportation & materials moving students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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