2023 Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Colleges for Veterans in California
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Ranked Colleges
30
Degrees Awarded
$29,400
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer is the 631st most popular major in the country with 412 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 30 marine science/merchant marine officer graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marine science/merchant marine officer programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the marine science/merchant marine officer program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer”.
Top 1 Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Colleges for Veterans in California
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University Maritime Academy. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer list. This small school is located in Vallejo, California, and it awarded 30 ’s marine science/merchant marine officer degrees in 2020-2021.
Cal Maritime also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 952 students enrolled at California State University Maritime Academy were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,600. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at California State University Maritime Academy]](/colleges/california-maritime-academy/student-life/veterans/)
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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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