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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marine Transport

1 Ranked Colleges
285 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marine Transport

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marine Transport” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 1,203 people earned their degree in marine transportation, making the major the 283rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, marine transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $55,600 and had an average of $18,030 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 285 marine transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,012 and $18,250 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality marine transportation 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 transportation program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marine Transport” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marine Transport

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marine Transport”.

Top 1 Best Marine Transportation Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University Maritime Academy. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marine Transport. California State University Maritime Academy is a public institution located in Vallejo, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Cal Maritime also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 952 students enrolled at California State University Maritime Academy, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,600. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. California State University Maritime Academy offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 Cal Maritime]](/colleges/california-maritime-academy/student-life/veterans/)

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