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2026 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in Maine
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the transportation & materials moving degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools
Maine Maritime Academy tops our 2026 list of the best value transportation & materials moving schools in Maine. Set in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime Academy is a small public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,158, compared with $31,102 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the transportation & materials moving program here. Early-career transportation & materials moving graduates make about $82,725. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Maine Maritime Academy admits about 54% of applicants.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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[Transportation & Materials Moving](/majors/transportation-materials-handling/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
