by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Transportation & Materials Moving is the 33rd most popular major in the country with 29,084 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, transportation and materials moving graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,489 and had an average of $13,949 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,541 transportation and materials moving graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,973 and $16,955 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 110 transportation and materials moving graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in transportation and materials moving. That schools that top this list have a program in transportation and materials moving in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree transportation & materials moving students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Michigan College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region. NMC is a small school located in Traverse City, Michigan that handed out 21 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hocking College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Nelsonville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UC Clermont College is a medium-sized public school situated in Batavia, Ohio. It awarded 9 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 17 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region. Southwestern Illinois College is located in Belleville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees to qualified students.
Vincennes University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Vincennes University is located in Vincennes, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees to qualified students.
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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Fox Valley Technical College is a fairly large school located in Appleton, Wisconsin that handed out 8 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
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Gateway Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Gateway Technical College is a public institution located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Gateway Technical College Transportation & Materials Moving Report
Sinclair Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Sinclair Community College is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lincoln Land Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ivy Tech Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alpena Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Alpena, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Joliet Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Joliet Junior College is a public institution located in Joliet, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #12, Jackson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Jackson College is a small school located in Jackson, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #12, Valparaiso University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Andrews University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Kishwaukee College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Kishwaukee College is located in Malta, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees to qualified students.
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Schoolcraft College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Livonia, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lewis University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Romeoville, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 128 diplomas to qualified associates’s transportation and materials moving students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Lewis University Transportation & Materials Moving Report
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