Find Trade Colleges

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools

12 Colleges
$54,441 Avg Salary

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found San Jacinto Community College to be the most popular school for marine transportation students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in marine transport at San Jacinto College, 90% are male and 10% are female.

Full Marine Transportation at San Jacinto Community College Report

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 town of Key West, CFK is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 50% of the marine transport majors at the school.

Read More…

#2

The Landing School

Arundel, ME

Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The Landing School landed the # 2 spot on the list. The Landing School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Arundel.

Read full report on Marine Transportation at The Landing School

The in-demand associate degree programs at West Kentucky Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular marine transportation schools in the United States. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Paducah.

Full Marine Transportation at West Kentucky Community and Technical College Report

#4

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME

The in-demand associate degree programs at Maine Maritime Academy helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular marine transportation schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public school with a small student population.

Full Marine Transportation at Maine Maritime Academy Report

#6

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

With a ranking of #6, Orange Coast College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for marine transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Marine Transportation at Orange Coast College

University of Alaska Southeast came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. UAS is a small public school located in the remote town of Juneau.

Read full report on Marine Transportation at University of Alaska Southeast

With a ranking of #8, Alpena Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for marine transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Read More…

Clatsop Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree marine transportation programs. Clatsop Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Astoria.

Read More…

#8

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Saddleback College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public college with a large student population.

Full Marine Transportation at Saddleback College Report

Marine Transportation by Region

View the Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools for a specific region near you.

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 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.

Featured Schools

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.