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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for transportation & materials moving students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 173 associate degrees in transportation & materials moving to qualified students.
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
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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for transportation & materials moving students working on their associate 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 Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest 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
