2027 Best Value Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools in Texas
[Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer](/majors/transportation-materials-handling/marine-transportation/marine-science-merchant-marine-officer/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for marine science/merchant marine officer students.
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2027 Best Value Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools in Texas
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the marine science/merchant marine officer degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools
San Jacinto Community College earned the #1 spot for value among marine science/merchant marine officer schools in Texas. Set in the city of Pasadena, San Jacinto Community College is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $2,490 in tuition and fees, compared with $6,690 for out-of-state students. Marine Science/merchant Marine Officer graduates carry a median of $11,376 in student loans. Marine Science/merchant Marine Officer graduates of San Jacinto Community College earn a median of $38,107 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $11,376 median debt.
A rank of #2 makes Texas A And M University College Station one of the best values for marine science/merchant marine officer. Set in the city of College Station, Texas A And M University College Station is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $12,995, with out-of-state students paying around $40,124. Typical student debt for marine science/merchant marine officer graduates is $25,000. Early-career marine science/merchant marine officer graduates make about $87,444. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. Roughly 57% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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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