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Featured Marine Transportation Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
2026 Best Value Marine Transportation Schools in Massachusetts
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in marine transportation, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Marine Transportation Schools
Leading the list is Massachusetts Maritime Academy, our #1 best value for marine transportation in Massachusetts. Set in the suburb of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a small public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $11,420, while out-of-state students pay about $23,722. Students borrow a median of $24,686 to complete the marine transportation program here. Soon after graduation, marine transportation degree recipients from Massachusetts Maritime Academy generally make around $84,187. Set against $24,686 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 95% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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