Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #631 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
There was only one school in the Great Lakes Region to review for the 2025 Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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 the Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer in the Great Lakes Region
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 science/merchant marine officer degree levels they offer.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer
Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Related Rankings by Major
Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer is one of 3 different types of Marine Transportation programs to choose from.
Notes and References
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).