2024 Best Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Marine Transportationbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #221 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 80 bachelor's degrees in marine transportation during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to marine transportation students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of marine transportation students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for marine transportation to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized marine transportation related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for marine transportation students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Marine Transportation Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Marine Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Marine Transportation in the New England Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for marine transportation students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Marine Transport

1

Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME

47 Annual Graduates

$73,797 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

Maine Maritime Academy is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in marine transportation. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Soon after graduation, marine transport bachelor's recipients typically earn about $73,797 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in marine transportation from Maine Maritime Academy

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Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA

33 Annual Graduates

$75,919 Median Starting Salary

$24,686 Median Student Debt

Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in marine transportation. Maritime is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Buzzards Bay.

After graduating, marine transport bachelor's recipients generally make about $75,919 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in marine transportation from Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Best Marine Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best marine transportation schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	238	33
Maine	156	47

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Rankings in Majors Related to Marine Transport

Marine Transportation is one of 3 different types of Transportation & Materials Moving programs to choose from.

Marine Transport Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer	80

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Air Transportation	62

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.