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2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

4 Colleges
$51,655 Avg Salary
$16,453 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marine Transportation School for You

Marine Transportation is the #43 most popular major in the country with 1,493 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Marine Transportation Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

Ocean Corporation

Houston, TX

Our analysis found Ocean Corporation to be the most popular school for marine transportation students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Ocean Corporation is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Marine Transportation at Ocean Corporation Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Marine Transportation Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Marine Transportation at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great place for marine transportation students. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Marine Transportation at San Jacinto Community College Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar State College - Orange landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Orange, Lamar State College - Orange is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Marine Transportation at Lamar State College - Orange

Best Marine Transportation Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 199

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 4 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.

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