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2023 Best Marine Transportation Trade Schools
Finding the Best Marine Transportation School for You
Marine Transportation is the #43 most popular major in the country with 1,493 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Best Marine Transportation Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Marine Transportation Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for marine transport majors pursuing a .
Top Trade Schools in Marine Transportation
Our analysis found Divers Institute of Technology to be the best school for marine transportation students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Divers Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Divers Academy International is a great place for marine transportation students. Located in the of ERIAL, Divers Academy of the Eastern Seaboard is a school with a student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend CDA Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Marine Transportation Trade Schools list. CDA Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Jacksonville.
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The excellent programs at Northwestern Michigan College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine transportation schools in the United States. Located in the town of Traverse City, NMC is a public college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Marine Transportation Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Buzzards Bay, Maritime is a public college with a small student population.
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California State University Maritime Academy came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Marine Transportation Trade Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public school with a small student population.
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San Jacinto Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Marine Transportation Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Maine Maritime Academy landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best marine transportation programs. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public school with a small student population.
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SUNY Maritime College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Marine Transportation Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Throggs Neck, SUNY Maritime College is a public college with a small student population.
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Marine Transportation by Region
View the Best Marine Transportation Trade Schools for a specific region near you.
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Marine Transportation Related Rankings by Major
Marine Transportation is one of 3 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Marine Transport Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Diver, Professional & Instructor | 876 |
| Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer | 583 |
| Other Marine Transportation | 34 |
Majors Similar to Marine Transport
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ground Transportation | 21,480 |
| Air Transportation | 10,326 |
| Other Transportation & Materials Moving | 7 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 schools 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.