Maine Maritime Academy Career Outcomes & Earnings

Four years after completion, federally aided completers at Maine Maritime Academy who are working and not enrolled show median earnings of $113,298, in the 99th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Against a peer median of $53,116 for comparable institutions (same type and size), the university's median is $60,182 above.

The return pillar is in the 99th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $34,080 more than the model expects for similar students.

That puts the gap at the 99th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $10,135.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $23,945. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $7,966.

The earnings scenarios show a wide spread: from $75,671 on the downside to $137,352 on the upside. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

At the top of the range, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering graduates earn a median of $137,352 four years after completion. Marine Transportation follows at $103,417, and International Business at $77,641. The scenario range spans lower- and higher-earning program clusters.

An estimated 17.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, so those continuing their education are outside that snapshot.

The estimate suggests most graduates enter the workforce directly, and the reported median captures the bulk of outcomes.

Maine Maritime Academy is a focused institution where nearly all degrees come from three fields, and the earnings picture is unusually concentrated. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering is both the largest program at 61 degrees awarded and the highest-earning, with a median of $137,352 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #1 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Marine Transportation is the second-largest program, awarding 49 degrees and posting median earnings of $103,417.

That figure sits below the national benchmark for the field, at 0.88x of the median. The third program with published earnings, International Business, is smaller at 23 degrees awarded and shows a median of $77,641, or 1.06x of the national field median.

The spread between the top-earning program and the more moderate-earning ones is wide, and the return picture depends heavily on which of the three a student chooses.

Engineering accounts for 44.7% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Transportation & Materials Moving second at 30.4%. The university has 3 nationally ranked program.

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering is the largest single program, at 61 degrees a year. Azimuth ranks it #1 within its field, and its completers earn a median of $137,352 four years after completion.

Marine Transportation awards 49 degrees a year, with median earnings of $103,417. International Business is smaller, at 23 degrees, and its completers earn $77,641 four years after completion.