by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Marine Transport Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Marine Transportation is the 283rd most popular major in the country with 1,203 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, marine transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $55,600 and had an average of $18,030 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 388 marine transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Marine Transport Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in marine transportation. To top this list, a school must have a successful marine transportation program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree marine transport students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Merchant Marine Academy. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Marine Transport Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kings Point, New York, this small public school awarded 106 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s marine transport students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Marine Transport Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s marine transport degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Marine Transportation at Texas A&M University - College Station
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Marine Transport Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Maritime College landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Maritime College is located in Throggs Neck, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s marine transport degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Marine Transportation at SUNY Maritime College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maine Maritime Academy. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Marine Transport Major for a Bachelor’s list. Castine, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s marine transport degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Marine Transportation at Maine Maritime Academy
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Michigan College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Marine Transport Major for a Bachelor’s list. Northwestern Michigan College is located in Traverse City, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s marine transport degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Marine Transportation at Northwestern Michigan College
With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts Maritime Academy did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Marine Transport Major for a Bachelor’s list. Maritime is a public institution located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Marine Transportation at Massachusetts Maritime Academy
California State University Maritime Academy did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Marine Transport Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Vallejo, California, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s marine transport degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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