Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer at Northwestern Michigan College

If you are interested in studying marine science/merchant marine officer, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern Michigan College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NMC is located in Traverse City, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,278.

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.

NMC Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer

NMC Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The marine science/merchant marine officer major at NMC 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
	1
Best Marine Science Officer Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Popular Marine Science Officer Trade Schools	5
Most Focused Marine Science Officer Trade Schools	6
Most Focused Marine Science Officer Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6

Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Student Demographics at NMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marine science/merchant marine officer majors at Northwestern Michigan College.

NMC Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students earned a bachelor's degree in marine science/merchant marine officer from NMC. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men. The typical marine science/merchant marine officer bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at NMC since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in marine science/merchant marine officer at NMC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NMC 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.

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for Northwestern Michigan College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	250	$83,040

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.