Marine Transportation at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Every marine transportation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the marine transport program at Massachusetts Maritime Academy stacks up to those at other schools.

Maritime is located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,637. Of the 366 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 2021, 33 of them were marine transportation majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Marine Transportation section at the bottom of this page.

Maritime Marine Transportation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Transport

Maritime Marine Transportation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the marine transport progam at Maritime compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The marine transport major at Maritime is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine Transportation. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
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Best Marine Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Marine Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Marine Transportation Schools	4
Best Marine Transportation Schools	5
Most Focused Marine Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
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Most Popular Marine Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Marine Transportation Schools	10
Most Focused Marine Transportation Schools	10

Earnings of Maritime Marine Transport Graduates

The median salary of marine transport students who receive their bachelor's degree at Maritime is $75,919. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $74,463 for all marine transport bachelor's degree recipients.

Marine Transport Student Demographics at Maritime

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marine transport majors at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Maritime Marine Transportation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 marine transport majors earned their bachelor's degree from Maritime. Of these graduates, 85% were men and 15% were women. The typical marine transport bachelor's degree program is made up of only 8% women. So female students are more repesented at Maritime since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in marine transport at Maritime are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy with a bachelor's in marine transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Maritime also has a doctoral program available in marine transport. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Marine Transport Grads May Go Into

A degree in marine transport can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	480	$57,700

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.