You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in marine transportation. It is ranked #283 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
There was only one school in Maine to review for the 2025 Best Marine Transportation Schools in Maine ranking.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Marine Transportation Schools in Maine list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the marine transport degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Maine Maritime Academy if you wish to pursue a degree in marine transportation. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public school with a small student population.
Marine Transportation degree recipients from Maine Maritime Academy earn a boost of around $19,013 over the average earnings of marine transportation majors.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
