Is a Marine Transportation degree worth it?
Across 7 schools, graduates of Marine Transportation earn a median $109,470 five years out on $23,703 of debt — most often working as Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$109,470
Median debt
$23,703
Years to pay off
2.2
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
24%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+1.1%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$21,315/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
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Explore Marine Transportation in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.