Maritime Studies at SUNY Maritime College

If you plan to study maritime studies, take a look at what SUNY Maritime College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Maritime College is located in Throggs Neck, New York and approximately 1,671 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in maritime studies from SUNY Maritime College.

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

SUNY Maritime College Maritime Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Maritime Studies
• Master’s Degree in Maritime Studies

SUNY Maritime College Maritime Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks maritime studies programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Maritime College performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The maritime studies major at SUNY Maritime College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Maritime Studies. 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
Most Popular Maritime Studies Schools	1
Most Focused Maritime Studies Schools	1
Most Focused Maritime Studies Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Maritime Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Maritime Studies Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Maritime Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in maritime studies from SUNY Maritime College. This is the #2 most popular school for maritime studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Maritime Studies Student Demographics at SUNY Maritime College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the maritime studies majors at SUNY Maritime College.

SUNY Maritime College Maritime Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 maritime studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Maritime College, about 79% were men and 21% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in maritime studies at SUNY Maritime College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its maritime studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Maritime College with a bachelor's in maritime studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Maritime College Maritime Studies Master’s Program

The maritime studies program at SUNY Maritime College awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Maritime College with a master's in maritime studies.

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

SUNY Maritime College also has a doctoral program available in maritime studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Maritime Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in maritime studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for SUNY Maritime College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Professors	6,440	$112,000
Historians	400	$32,640

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
• Image Credit: By User:Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.