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Most Popular Marine Transportation Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2 Colleges
$90,576 Avg Salary
$26,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marine Transportation School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, marine transportation was ranked #286 in the country. In fact 1,203 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Marine Transportation Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

#1

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern Michigan College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for marine transportation students. NMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Traverse City.

After completing their degree, marine transport graduates from NMC carry an average student debt load of $26,250.

Full Marine Transportation at Northwestern Michigan College Report

The excellent programs at Alpena Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine transportation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

Full Marine Transportation at Alpena Community College Report

Best Marine Transportation Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 46

One of 3 majors within the area of study, marine transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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