2026 Best Marine Transportation Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best marine transportation schools.
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Best Schools for Marine Transportation in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall marine transportation education in the Great Lakes Region.
Top Schools in Marine Transportation
Northwestern Michigan College tops our 2026 ranking of the best marine transportation schools. Set in the city of Traverse City, Northwestern Michigan College is a mid-sized public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 53%. There were roughly 41 marine transportation students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern Michigan College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the marine transportation program make about $87,281 in their early career. Northwestern Michigan College graduates carry a median of $26,542 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 2 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.
