2023 Most Focused Colleges for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer in Texas

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Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer is the 631st most popular major in the country with 412 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Texas, there were 84 marine science/merchant marine officer graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in marine science/merchant marine officer. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their marine science/merchant marine officer program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools Highly Focused on Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Major in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas marine science/merchant marine officer students.

Top 2 Most Focused Colleges for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer in Texas

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, Texas

#3 overall quality in Texas

$57,177 Average Early-Career Earnings

$20,358 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Report

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San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, Texas

$36,140 Average Early-Career Earnings

$10,863 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 17 ’s marine science/merchant marine officer degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer at San Jacinto College

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.