2027 Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools in Maine
Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for marine science/merchant marine officer students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer in Maine
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the marine science/merchant marine officer degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer
Maine Maritime Academy tops our 2027 ranking of the best marine science/merchant marine officer schools. Set in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime Academy is a small public institution. Maine Maritime Academy graduates 59% of students within six years. There were roughly 66 marine science/merchant marine officer students who graduated with this degree at Maine Maritime Academy in the most recent data year. Graduates of the marine science/merchant marine officer program make about $82,725 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
