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    Ground Transportation

    CIP49.02

    209 colleges offer Ground Transportation. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Colleges offering it
    209
    at its most common level
    Bachelor's earnings
    $23,776
    median, 1 year after
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    Colleges offering it, by degree level

    Certificate
    209
    Associate's
    19
    Bachelor's
    1
    Published colleges reporting the program. College Scorecard field of study, 2025.

    What it covers

    About Ground Transportation

    Ground Transportation is part of Transportation and Materials Moving: instructional programs that prepare individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to perform tasks and services that facilitate the movement of people or materials.

    Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 49.02.

    Programs in this field

    Colleges report these specific programs under CIP 49.02.

    • Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation
    • Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor
    • Mobil Crane Operator/Operation
    • Flagging and Traffic Control
    • Railroad and Railway Transportation
    • Forklift Operation/Operator

    By degree level

    Earnings and debt by degree level

    Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.

    Colleges offering Ground Transportation and median graduate earnings and debt at each degree level
    Degree levelCollegesMedian earningsMedian debt
    Certificate209$50,3814 yrs after · 51 colleges$5,50017 colleges
    Associate's19$67,3374 yrs after · 2 colleges$12,0001 college
    Bachelor's1$23,7761 yr after · 1 collegeNot reported

    Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.

    Associate's programs

    Where Ground Transportation graduates earn the most

    Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.

    1. 1

      Pennsylvania College of Technology

      Williamsport, PA · Public · 17 graduates

      $62,389

      debt $12,000

    Careers

    Careers this program leads to

    Occupations linked to Ground Transportation by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.

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    Questions about Ground Transportation

    How many colleges offer Ground Transportation?

    Published colleges on CollegesRef report Ground Transportation at these degree levels: certificate (209 colleges), associate's (19 colleges), bachelor's (1 college). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).

    What do Ground Transportation graduates earn?

    At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Ground Transportation earn $23,776 a year one year after finishing, across 1 college that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.

    Where do Ground Transportation graduates earn the most?

    Pennsylvania College of Technology reports the highest median earnings for associate's graduates in Ground Transportation: $62,389 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.