2026 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in Virginia
[Transportation & Materials Moving](/majors/transportation-materials-handling/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools to find the best return on investment for transportation & materials moving students.
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2026 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in Virginia
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
Tidewater Community College tops our 2026 list of the best value transportation & materials moving schools in Virginia. Tidewater Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,858, compared with $12,296 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for transportation & materials moving graduates is $6,464. Early-career transportation & materials moving graduates make about $39,383. Set against $6,464 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Advanced Technology Institute earned it the #2 place for transportation & materials moving. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Advanced Technology Institute is a small private for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $14,568. Students borrow a median of $14,125 to complete the transportation & materials moving program here. Soon after graduation, transportation & materials moving degree recipients from Advanced Technology Institute generally make around $40,332. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 54%.
Students looking for strong value in transportation & materials moving will find it at Averett University, which ranked #3. Located in the town of Danville, Averett University is a small private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $38,550. Typical student debt for transportation & materials moving graduates is $28,595. Soon after graduation, transportation & materials moving degree recipients from Averett University generally make around $53,876. That is a strong return on a $28,595 median debt. Roughly 57% of applicants are accepted.
Liberty University came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the best value transportation & materials moving schools. Set in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $16,173 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $24,874 to complete the transportation & materials moving program here. Transportation & Materials Moving graduates of Liberty University earn a median of $50,629 early in their careers. Set against $24,874 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Liberty University admits about 99% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 15 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).
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