You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in transportation & materials moving. It is ranked #32 out of 37 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of transportation & materials moving. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 42 master's degrees in transportation & materials moving during the 2022-2023 academic year.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's 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 - How many other transportation & materials moving students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
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 master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized transportation & materials moving related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for transportation & materials moving students working on their master's 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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).
by our College Data Analytics Team
