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Best Marine Transportation Schools in California

2023 Best Marine Transportation Schools in California

1 College
$75,128 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marine Transportation School for You

Marine Transportation is the #268 most popular major in California with 31 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Marine Transportation Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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The following school tops our list of the Best Marine Transportation Colleges.

Best Marine Transportation School

Our 2023 rankings named California State University Maritime Academy the best school in California for marine transportation students. Located in the city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, marine transport graduates from Cal Maritime carry an average student debtload of $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $432, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Marine Transportation at California State University Maritime Academy Report

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Best Marine Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Marine Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 0
Alaska 1

Marine Transportation is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Marine Transport

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 17,893
Air Transportation 9,984
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 4

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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