2026 Best Marine Transportation Schools in California
Marine Transportation is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools to find the best for marine transportation students.
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Best Schools for Marine Transportation in California
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 transportation degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Marine Transportation
Our analysis ranked California Maritime Academy the best school in the country for a degree in marine transportation. This small public university is located in the city of Vallejo. The six-year graduation rate is 60%. About 94 marine transportation degrees were awarded at California Maritime Academy in the most recent year. Graduates of the marine transportation program make about $87,464 in their early career. California Maritime Academy graduates carry a median of $26,945 in student loans.
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Orange Coast College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best marine transportation schools. Set in the city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a very large public institution. About 15 marine transportation degrees were awarded at Orange Coast College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, marine transportation degree recipients from Orange Coast College generally make around $46,306. Typical student debt for the program is $8,978.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 5 schools 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.
