Marine Transportation
7 colleges offer Marine Transportation in the College Scorecard data. Graduates leave with an average federal debt of $53,496, from $36,621 at the lowest program to $63,202 at the highest. One year after graduating they earn $75,829 on average, from $69,754 at the lowest program to $90,576 at the highest.
Is a Marine Transportation degree worth it?
Across 6 bachelor's programs that report earnings, the median pays its graduates $74,463 a year after graduation, and the middle half pay between $70,799 and $75,721. The median for all majors is $37,050. At the median program, graduates who borrowed owe $49,342. Debt is 0.66x first-year earnings, which ranks 51st of 147 majors, where 1st carries the least debt for the pay.
These are earnings one year after graduating, for students who received federal aid. Majors that lead to graduate school, or to careers that start slowly, look worse here than they will ten years on.
Details
- Number of Offering Colleges: 7
- Average Debt on Graduation: $53,496
- Expected Earnings 1 Year After: $75,829
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Institution name
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Credential
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Degree type: Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, etc.
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Debt Mean
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Average federal loan debt at graduation — can be skewed by outliers, unlike the median
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Debt Median
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Median federal loan debt at graduation — the middle value, less affected by extreme outliers
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Earnings ▼
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Median earnings 1 year after graduation for this major
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| United States Merchant Marine Academy | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | Bachelor's Degree | $63,202 | $68,788 | $69,754 |
| SUNY Maritime College | Bachelor's Degree | $53,000 | $47,989 | $69,800 |
| Maine Maritime Academy | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $73,797 |
| California State University Maritime Academy | Bachelor's Degree | $54,686 | $61,132 | $75,128 |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Bachelor's Degree | $59,971 | $49,342 | $75,919 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Bachelor's Degree | $36,621 | $25,698 | $90,576 |