2026 Best Marine Transportation Schools in Michigan
Marine Transportation degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for marine transportation students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Marine Transportation in Michigan
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 Northwestern Michigan College the best school in the country for a degree in marine transportation. 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. Students who receive their marine transportation degree from Northwestern Michigan College earn around $87,281 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $26,542.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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.
