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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Marine Transport

1 Ranked Colleges
229 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic 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. 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Marine Transport” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 229 marine transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,519 and $17,197 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marine transportation programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the marine transportation program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Marine Transport

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region vets studying marine transport.

Top 1 Best Marine Transportation Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Maritime College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Marine Transport list. SUNY Maritime College is a small school located in Throggs Neck, New York that handed out 59 ’s marine transport degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region vets studying marine transport list, SUNY Maritime College has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 65 of the 1,671 students enrolled at SUNY Maritime College were GI Bill® students, of which 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,181. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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