Best Schools for Marine Transportation in 2026
These are the top schools offering Marine Transportation, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Marine Transportation graduate earns $82,678/yr across 7 schools.
All Marine Transportation Programs Ranked
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| # | School | DW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, MI · Public |
71
71–70 |
$87,281/yr | 61.2x |
| 2 |
California State University Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA · Public |
70
70–70 |
$87,464/yr | 37.1x |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA · Public |
69
69–69 |
$84,187/yr | 24.6x |
| 4 |
Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX · Public |
69
68–68 |
$87,444/yr | 19.9x |
| 5 |
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY · Public |
68
69–68 |
$79,797/yr | 28.7x |
| 6 |
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY · Public |
68
68–67 |
$69,847/yr | 266.2x |
| 7 |
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME · Public |
67
67–66 |
$82,725/yr | 17.1x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.