2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Transportation & Materials Moving School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, transportation and materials moving was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 701 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for transportation and materials moving students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the transportation and materials moving programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Transportation & Materials Moving

Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

Explore the best transportation and materials moving colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	0
Missouri	17
North Dakota	32

Majors Related to Transportation & Materials Moving

Transportation & Materials Moving Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Air Transportation	697
Other Transportation & Materials Moving	4

Majors Similar to Transportation & Materials Moving

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies	29
Personal & Culinary Services	22
Precision Production	8

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 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.