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Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer at United States Merchant Marine Academy

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

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

USMMA is located in Kings Point, New York and has a total student population of 1,045.

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.

USMMA Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer

USMMA Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the marine science/merchant marine officer progam at USMMA 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 USMMA 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
Most Popular Marine Science Officer Trade Schools	1
Most Focused Marine Science Officer Trade Schools	1
Most Popular Marine Science Officer Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Focused Marine Science Officer Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1

Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Student Demographics at USMMA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marine science/merchant marine officer majors at United States Merchant Marine Academy.

USMMA Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Bachelor’s Program

20% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in marine science/merchant marine officer from USMMA. About 80% were men and 20% were women. 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 USMMA since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in marine science/merchant marine officer at USMMA 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 United States Merchant Marine Academy with a bachelor's in marine science/merchant marine officer.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	87
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USMMA 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 NY, the home state for United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	2,040	$95,370
Ship Engineers	590	$100,430

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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