2023 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Transportation & Materials Moving for a Bachelor’s” 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 Plains States region, there were 1,538 transportation and materials moving graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,946 and $15,378 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 555 transportation and materials moving graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Transportation & Materials Moving for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in transportation and materials moving. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality transportation and materials moving programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the transportation and materials moving program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Transportation & Materials Moving for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Transportation & Materials Moving for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 7 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Transportation & Materials Moving for a Bachelor’s list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 267 bachelors’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 796 of the 13,615 students enrolled at UND were GI Bill® students, of which 395 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,112. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Dakota Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Transportation & Materials Moving for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s transportation and materials moving degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 20,854 students enrolled at Kansas State University, 1,099 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,562. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kansas State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Kansas State University]](/colleges/kansas-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Transportation & Materials Moving for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 26 bachelors’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
SLU also made our “Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 12,229 students enrolled at SLU, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full SLU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dubuque. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Transportation & Materials Moving for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Dubuque, Iowa, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 115 of the 2,180 students enrolled at UD were GI Bill® students, of which 74 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,817. On top of their other funding sources, 30 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Transportation & Materials Moving for a Bachelor’s. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s transportation and materials moving students in 2020-2021.
UCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 9,959 students enrolled at University of Central Missouri, 9 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,238. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Central Missouri]](/colleges/university-of-central-missouri/student-life/veterans/)
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Transportation & Materials Moving for a Bachelor’s ranking. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 60 bachelors’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 14,761 students enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato, 331 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 147 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,814. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Minnesota State Mankato does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State Mankato Veteran Student Life Report
University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Transportation & Materials Moving for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s transportation and materials moving students in 2020-2021.
UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 15,892 students enrolled at UNOMAHA, 928 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 488 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,364. On top of their other funding sources, 75 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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Notes and References
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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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