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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.
Best Schools for Marine Transportation in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall marine transportation education in the Great Lakes Region.
Top Schools in Marine Transportation
Northwestern Michigan College tops our 2026 ranking of the best marine transportation schools. Set in the city of Traverse City, Northwestern Michigan College is a mid-sized public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 53%. There were roughly 41 marine transportation students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern Michigan College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the marine transportation program make about $87,281 in their early career. Northwestern Michigan College graduates carry a median of $26,542 in student loans.
Read more about the marine transportation program at Northwestern Michigan College
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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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