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Most Popular Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

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$75,829 Avg Salary
$24,484 Avg Student Debt

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.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Most Popular Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for marine transport majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Maine Maritime Academy the most popular school in the New England Region 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 fairly small student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in marine transport at Maine Maritime, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#2

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

Out of the 2 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Buzzards Bay, Maritime is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 12% of the marine transport majors at the school.

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Best Marine Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best marine transportation colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 33
Maine 61
Rhode Island 0

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

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 2 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).

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