Colleges, in alphabetical order
| Institution | State | Median earnings (4 yrs out) | Median debt | Credential | Graduates measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University Maritime Academy | CA | $117,176 | $26,945 | Bachelor's | 88 |
| CDA Technical Institute | FL | $53,333 | $6,952 | Certificate | 412 |
| Divers Institute of Technology | WA | $55,911 | $9,500 | Certificate | 370 |
| Maine Maritime Academy | ME | $103,417 | $27,000 | Bachelor's | 60 |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | MA | $119,916 | $24,686 | Bachelor's | 103 |
| Motoring Technical Training Institute | MA | $56,907 | — | Certificate | 17 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | MI | $136,748 | $26,542 | Bachelor's | 60 |
| Ocean Corporation | TX | $49,951 | $9,500 | Certificate | 89 |
| SUNY Maritime College | NY | $115,831 | $25,000 | Bachelor's | 183 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | $124,645 | $25,000 | Bachelor's | 106 |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | NY | $107,654 | — | Bachelor's | 49 |
Credential levels differ: a certificate, associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctoral figure are not comparable with each other, so check the Credential column before comparing, and note that a college appears once per field, with one credential level's figure. Graduates measured is the number of graduates behind the median; small groups are less reliable.
Colleges are listed alphabetically to start; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Click a column heading to sort; shift-click more headings to sort by several columns as a group. Each figure is the median the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard reports for that college’s graduates in this field, 4 years after graduation. It describes a group of graduates, not any one person, and says nothing about how much the college added to its graduates’ earnings. Colleges that do not report a figure for this field are not listed: the Department of Education withholds earnings for programs with few graduates, so a college may offer a major and still be missing here.