2026 Best Value Marine Transportation Schools in Maine
[Marine Transportation](/majors/transportation-materials-handling/marine-transportation/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong marine transportation education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for marine transportation students.
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2026 Best Value Marine Transportation Schools in Maine
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in marine transportation, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Marine Transportation Schools
Maine Maritime Academy earned the #1 spot for value among marine transportation schools in Maine. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime Academy is a small public university. Students from in state pay about $15,158 in tuition and fees, compared with $31,102 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the marine transportation program here. Early-career marine transportation graduates make about $82,725. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 54% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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