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Best Value Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$12,048 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,829 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, marine transportation was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 1,493 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Best Value Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the marine transport bachelor's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree School

#1

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern Michigan College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for marine transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. NMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Traverse City.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NMC also did well on our Best Marine Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Marine Transportation at Northwestern Michigan College Report

Best Marine Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best marine transportation colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 46

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.

  • 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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