Massachusetts Maritime Academy posts a median of $103,680 four years after completion, placing the return pillar in the 97th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure is $50,564 above the $53,116 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Graduates earn about $26,577 more than the model expects for similar students, a result at the 98th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $727.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $25,850. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $4,846.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Massachusetts Maritime Academy who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $103,680. The four-year earnings cohort includes 601 completers.
That median is $50,564 above the $53,116 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $26,577 more than the model expects for similar students.
That gap sits at the 98th percentile. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, put the typical outcome at $103,680, with a downside of $80,856 and an upside of $125,016.
An estimated 19.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix. The median earnings and the upside scenario both land above the six-figure mark, and the gap above what the model expects is wide.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduates earn a median of $103,680 four years after completion, at the 97th percentile, nearly double the $53,116 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). The dollar gap is $50,564 above the peer figure.
Azimuth ranks the university #41 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $26,577 more than the model expects for similar students.
That puts the gap at the 98th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $727.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $25,850. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $4,846.
The university's program mix is concentrated in maritime and engineering fields. Estimated earnings scenarios range from $80,856 on the downside to $125,016 on the upside.
An estimated 19.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $80,856 on the downside to $125,016 on the upside, with $103,680 as the typical scenario. These are estimates, not observed groups of graduates.
The highest-earning programs are concentrated in marine and engineering fields. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering leads at $125,016 four years after completion, from 59 degrees awarded.
Marine Transportation follows at $119,916 with 49 degrees awarded, and International Business graduates earn $89,094 from 47 degrees awarded.
Graduates of Massachusetts Maritime Academy earn about $26,577 more than the model expects for similar students. That puts the gap at the 98th percentile.
Borrowers who finish leave with a median of $25,000 in federal student loans. The peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $19,500, so the university's figure runs $5,500 above.
If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $38,678.