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Best Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in California

2023 Best Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in California

1 College
$75,829 Avg Salary
$24,484 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 40 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, marine transportation is the #40 most popular major in California.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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The following school tops our list of the Best Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named California State University Maritime Academy the best school in California for marine transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal Maritime is a fairly small public school located in the midsize city of Vallejo.

The average amount in student loans that marine transport majors at Cal Maritime take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,657. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $736.

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Best Marine Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Marine Transportation Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 242
Oregon 1
Alaska 2

One of 3 majors within the trade school area of study, marine transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Marine Transport Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Diver, Professional & Instructor 876
Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer 583
Other Marine Transportation 34

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 21,480
Air Transportation 10,326
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 7

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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