2023 Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 412 people earned their degree in marine science/merchant marine officer, making the major the 631st most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 46 marine science/merchant marine officer graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 marine science/merchant marine officer graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marine science/merchant marine officer programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the marine science/merchant marine officer program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Michigan College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern Michigan College is a public institution located in Traverse City, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NMC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 171 of the 3,278 students enrolled at Northwestern Michigan College were GI Bill® students, of which 102 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,956. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northwestern Michigan College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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