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2023 Best Value Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$20,812 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,829 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree 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.

The Best Value Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for marine transport students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Marine Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Marine Transportation

#1

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Our analysis found Northwestern Michigan College to be the best value school for marine transportation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the town of Traverse City, NMC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NMC are $12,048 a year. The average amount in student loans that marine transport majors at NMC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,076.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NMC also is in the top 15% of our Best Marine Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools ranking.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State University Maritime Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value marine transportation schools in the United States. Located in the city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Cal Maritime undergraduate students pay an average of $18,996 in tuition and fees each year. 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.

Cal Maritime also claimed a spot on our Best Marine Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Buzzards Bay, Maritime is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Maritime are $24,522 a year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $663.

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#4

SUNY Maritime College

Throggs Neck, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means SUNY Maritime College is a great value for marine transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Throggs Neck, SUNY Maritime College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Maritime College are $18,450 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, marine transport graduates from SUNY Maritime College carry an average student debtload of $21,609. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $571.

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#5

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Maine Maritime Academy is a great value for marine transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public college with a small student population.

Maine Maritime undergraduate students pay an average of $30,043 in tuition and fees each year.

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Marine Transportation by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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 5 schools only.

  • 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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