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2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools
Finding the Best Marine Transportation Associate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Marine Transportation program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named San Jacinto Community College the most popular school in the United States for marine transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in marine transport at San Jacinto College, 90% are male and 10% are female.
Read full report on Marine Transportation at San Jacinto Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of the Florida Keys. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the remote town of Key West, CFK is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 50% of the marine transport majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Landing School is a great place for marine transportation students working on their associate degree. The Landing School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Arundel.
Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, West Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Paducah.
Read full report on Marine Transportation at West Kentucky Community and Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maine Maritime Academy. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public school with a small student population.
Orange Coast College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a large student population.
University of Alaska Southeast did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for marine transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UAS is a small public school located in the town of Juneau.
Read full report on Marine Transportation at University of Alaska Southeast
Alpena Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for marine transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Clatsop Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for marine transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Clatsop Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Astoria.
Read full report on Marine Transportation at Clatsop Community College
Saddleback College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for marine transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public school with a large student population.
Marine Transportation by Region
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Marine Transportation Related Majors
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 12 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.