2025 Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools in the New England Region

Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #631 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of marine science/merchant marine officer. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 100 degrees in marine science/merchant marine officer annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools List

Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Rankings by Degree Level

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 Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of marine science/merchant marine officer degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer

1

Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

51 Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in marine science/merchant marine officer needs to check out Maine Maritime Academy. Maine Maritime is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Castine.More information about a degree in marine science/merchant marine officer from Maine Maritime Academy

2

Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Degrees Awarded

32.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in marine science/merchant marine officer has to check out Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Located in the large suburb of Buzzards Bay, Maritime is a public school with a small student population.More information about a degree in marine science/merchant marine officer from Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Colleges by State

Explore the best marine science/merchant marine officer colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	33
Maine	396	52

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Marine Transportation	6

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.