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2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Schools in California

5 Colleges
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Marine Transportation Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Marine Transportation program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Marine Transportation Colleges.

Our analysis found California State University Maritime Academy to be the most popular school for marine transportation students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public school with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, marine transport majors at Cal Maritime accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $432, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Orange Coast College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Marine Transportation Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Santa Barbara City College is a great place for marine transportation students. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Irvine Valley College

Irvine, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Irvine Valley College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Irvine Valley College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Marine Transportation at Irvine Valley College

#4

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

The excellent programs at Saddleback College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine transportation schools in California. Located in the suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Marine Transportation at Saddleback College

Best Marine Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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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