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2022 Best Vallue Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer is the 532nd most popular major in the country with 550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 103 marine science/merchant marine officer graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 marine science/merchant marine officer graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marine science/merchant marine officer programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the marine science/merchant marine officer program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The marine science/merchant marine officer school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

#1

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, Maine
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine Maritime Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. Maine Maritime Academy is a public institution located in Castine, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Maine Maritime not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $23,239 for New England Region Associate Degree Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Maine Maritime Academy.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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