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Most Popular Marine Transportation Trade Schools in Michigan

2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Trade Schools in Michigan

2 Colleges
$90,576 Avg Salary
$24,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marine Transportation School for You

Marine Transportation is the #35 most popular major in Michigan with 46 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Marine Transportation Trade Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Marine Transportation Colleges.

#1

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern Michigan College the most popular school in Michigan for marine transportation students. Located in the town of Traverse City, NMC is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Alpena Community College is a great place for marine transportation students. Located in the rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Marine Transportation Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded

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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