by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 29,084 people earned their degree in transportation and materials moving, making the major the 33rd most popular in the United States. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,122 transportation and materials moving graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,313 and $21,573 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s transportation and materials moving degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Full Rocky Mountain College Transportation & Materials Moving Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school awarded 330 diplomas to qualified ’s transportation and materials moving students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 120 ’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Powell, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s transportation and materials moving degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Southern Utah University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 35 ’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Aims Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Aims Community College is a medium-sized school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 19 ’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Aims Community College Transportation & Materials Moving Report
Colorado Northwestern Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Rangely, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s transportation and materials moving degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 ’s transportation and materials moving degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 more about Transportation & Materials Moving at Utah State University
Montana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified ’s transportation and materials moving students in 2020-2021.
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 Montana State University Transportation & Materials Moving Report
Colorado Mesa University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s transportation and materials moving students in 2020-2021.
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Casper College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 1 ’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
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Salt Lake Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified ’s transportation and materials moving students in 2020-2021.
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Trinidad State Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Transportation & Materials Moving Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #14. Trinidad, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s transportation and materials moving degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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