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Marine Transportation at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

If you plan to study Marine Transportation, you may want to check out the program at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy sits in Buzzards Bay, MA.

During the most recent reporting year, 56 marine transportation graduations were recorded at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Online Class Availability at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Distance learning is available at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Among 1,488 students, 86 (6%) studied exclusively online and 47 (3%) took at least some classes online.

Marine Transportation Rankings at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Use these rankings to compare Massachusetts Maritime Academy’s Marine Transportation program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#1 of 1
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#1 of 2
Best Value	Massachusetts	#1 of 1
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#2 of 16
Best Value	New England (Region)	#2 of 2
Best Value	Nationwide	#14 of 16

Earnings for Marine Transportation Graduates from Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Those who finish Massachusetts Maritime Academy’s Marine Transportation program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$75,919
2 years	$81,886
3 years	$96,411
4 years	$106,416
5 years	$110,804

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Marine Transportation graduates from Massachusetts Maritime Academy take home a median $106,416, compared with $92,462 for all Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduates — about 15% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Marine Transportation graduates from Massachusetts Maritime Academy comes in at $24,686.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Marine Transportation graduates at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Marine Transportation graduates at Massachusetts Maritime Academy are 9% women (5) and 91% men (51).

Marine Transportation Bachelor’s Program at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Among the 56 bachelor’s marine transportation degrees awarded at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 9% were women (5) and 91% were men (51).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Marine Transportation bachelor’s degree recipients at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	44
Hispanic / Latino	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	7

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 5% of Marine Transportation bachelor’s degree recipients at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, below the national average of 17%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Marine Transportation Concentrations at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

This Marine Transportation program at Massachusetts Maritime Academy includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Marine Science Officer	56

Top-Paying Careers for Marine Transportation Graduates

Graduates of the Marine Transportation program at Massachusetts Maritime Academy go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Marine Transportation graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Motorboat Operators	$67,056
Ship Engineers	$67,019
Commercial Divers	$52,232
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$27,869

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.