2022 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

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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 Southwest region, there were 2,298 transportation and materials moving graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,579 and $17,912 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 191 transportation and materials moving graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 3 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Transportation & Materials Moving in the Southwest Region

#1

San Jacinto Community College

Pasadena, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$8,692 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also made our “Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $8,692 for southwest region associate degree transportation & materials moving students per year to attend San Jacinto College.

Read full report on Transportation & Materials Moving at San Jacinto College

#2

Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus

Roswell, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$5,433 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Roswell, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s transportation and materials moving degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Roswell Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,433 for southwest region associate degree transportation & materials moving students per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus.

Full ENMU - Roswell Campus Transportation & Materials Moving Report

#3

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$23,196 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. LeTourneau University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for LeTourneau University is $23,196 for southwest region associate degree transportation & materials moving students.

Full LETU Transportation & Materials Moving Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Transportation & Materials Moving

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *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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