2025 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 137 associate degrees in transportation & materials moving to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• 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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to transportation & materials moving students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other transportation & materials moving students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt transportation & materials moving students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Transportation & Materials Moving

1

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

52 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in transportation & materials moving needs to look into Utah Valley University. UVU is a very large public university located in the city of Orem.More information about a associate in transportation & materials moving from Utah Valley University

2

Aims Community College
Greeley, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in transportation & materials moving has to look into Aims Community College. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in transportation & materials moving from Aims Community College

Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	35	132
Wyoming	32	6
Montana	30	17
Colorado	28	23

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Transportation & Materials Moving Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Air Transportation	137

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services	1,365
Mechanic & Repair Technologies	1,319
Precision Production	393
Construction Trades	160

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.