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2026 Best Value Marine Transportation Schools in New York

[Marine Transportation](/majors/transportation-materials-handling/marine-transportation/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for marine transportation students.

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• Best Value Marine Transportation Schools in New York

2026 Best Value Marine Transportation Schools in New York

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in marine transportation, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Marine Transportation Schools

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United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY

$895 In-State Tuition & Fees

$90,610 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in marine transportation, no school beat United States Merchant Marine Academy this year. Set in the suburb of Kings Point, United States Merchant Marine Academy is a small public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $895. Soon after graduation, marine transportation degree recipients from United States Merchant Marine Academy generally make around $69,847. Roughly 34% of applicants are accepted.

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Suny Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY

$8,589 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,000 Avg Student Debt

$95,951 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in marine transportation will find it at Suny Maritime College, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Throggs Neck, Suny Maritime College is a small public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $8,589, compared with $19,159 for out-of-state students. Marine Transportation graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Early-career marine transportation graduates make about $79,797. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 72%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 1 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.