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2027 Best Value Marine Transportation Schools in New York

[Marine Transportation](/majors/transportation-materials-handling/marine-transportation/) 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 transportation students.

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• Best Value Marine Transportation Schools in New York

2027 Best Value Marine Transportation Schools in New York

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the marine transportation degrees they offer, see the list below.

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)

United States Merchant Marine Academy earned the #1 spot for value among marine transportation schools in New York. Set in the suburb of Kings Point, United States Merchant Marine Academy is a small public institution. Students from in state pay about $895 in tuition and fees. Early-career marine transportation graduates make about $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. Located in the city of Throggs Neck, Suny Maritime College is a small public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,589, while out-of-state students pay about $19,159. Marine Transportation graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Marine Transportation graduates of Suny Maritime College earn a median of $79,797 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. Suny Maritime College admits about 72% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.