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Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study marine science/merchant marine officer, take a look at what Massachusetts Maritime Academy has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Maritime is located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,637.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer section at the bottom of this page.

Maritime Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer

Maritime Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the marine science/merchant marine officer progam at Maritime compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The marine science/merchant marine officer major at Maritime is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Marine Science Officer Trade Schools	2
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Best Marine Science Officer Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Best Value Marine Science Officer Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
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Best Value Marine Science Officer Schools	4
Most Focused Marine Science Officer Trade Schools	5
Most Focused Marine Science Officer Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
Most Popular Marine Science Officer Trade Schools	6
Most Popular Marine Science Officer Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6

Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Student Demographics at Maritime

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marine science/merchant marine officer majors at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Maritime Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Bachelor’s Program

15% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The marine science/merchant marine officer program at Maritime awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in marine science/merchant marine officer at Maritime are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy with a bachelor's in marine science/merchant marine officer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Maritime also has a doctoral program available in marine science/merchant marine officer. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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Careers That Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Grads May Go Into

A degree in marine science/merchant marine officer can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	480	$57,700

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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