2025 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you're seeking an Associate Degree in transportation & materials moving, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #31 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes 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 168 associate degrees in transportation & materials moving during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Transportation & Materials Moving School for Your Associate Degree

The transportation & materials moving associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for transportation & materials moving students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Transportation & Materials Moving

1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a good choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in transportation & materials moving. SIUC is a large public university located in the town of Carbondale.More information about a associate in transportation & materials moving from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2

Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Fox Valley Technical College is a great choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in transportation & materials moving. FVTC is a large public college located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.More information about a associate in transportation & materials moving from Fox Valley Technical College

3

Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Northwestern Michigan College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in transportation & materials moving. Located in the city of Traverse City, NMC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in transportation & materials moving from Northwestern Michigan College

Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	38	21
Ohio	36	29
Indiana	35	24
Wisconsin	31	11
Illinois	30	25

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Transportation & Materials Moving Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Air Transportation	146
Ground Transportation	22

Majors Similar to Transportation & Materials Moving

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies	2,641
Construction Trades	1,375
Personal & Culinary Services	1,018
Precision Production	701

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.