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Marine Transportation at Northwestern Michigan College

Marine Transportation at Northwestern Michigan College

What traits are you looking for in a marine transport school? To help you decide if Northwestern Michigan College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's marine transport program.

NMC is located in Traverse City, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,278.

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.

NMC Marine Transportation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Transport

NMC Marine Transportation Rankings

The marine transport major at NMC 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.

Marine Transport Student Demographics at NMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marine transport majors at Northwestern Michigan College.

NMC Marine Transportation Bachelor’s Program

8% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 92% of marine transport bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in marine transport at NMC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Marine Transportation

Marine Transportation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern Michigan College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer 46

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 MI, the home state for Northwestern Michigan College.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 250 $83,040

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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