2024 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Transportation & Materials Movingassociate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #31 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for transportation & materials moving students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 184 associate degrees in transportation & materials moving during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on transportation & materials moving students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of transportation & materials moving students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for transportation & materials moving to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized transportation & materials moving related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for transportation & materials moving students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Transportation & Materials Moving Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Transportation & Materials Moving in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in transportation & materials moving.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Transportation & Materials Moving

1

San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in transportation & materials moving has to look into San Jacinto Community College. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Pasadena.More information about a associate in transportation & materials moving from San Jacinto Community College

2

Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in transportation & materials moving needs to check out Texas State Technical College. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in transportation & materials moving from Texas State Technical College

Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

Explore the best transportation & materials moving colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	38	56
Oklahoma	37	86
Arizona	36	42
New Mexico	35	0

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Transportation & Materials Moving Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Air Transportation	161
Marine Transportation	17
Ground Transportation	6

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies	3,908
Personal & Culinary Services	1,353
Precision Production	754
Construction Trades	445

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Alessandro Aceri. More about our data sources and methodologies.