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# United States Merchant Marine Academy Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at United States Merchant Marine Academy?

The programs at United States Merchant Marine Academy are tightly focused. Engineering accounts for 54.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded, and Transportation & Materials Moving makes up the remaining 45.9%.

Only one program, Marine Transportation, has published four-year earnings. Marine Transportation graduates earn a median of $107,654 four years after completion, from 113 degrees awarded a year.

That figure sits at 0.92x the national median for the field. With a single program reporting, the earnings picture is narrow. All published four-year earnings come from this single program.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Engineering**133 · 54.1%**
-   Transportation**113 · 45.9%**

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3 of 3 programs shown

Four-year earnings · the matching program

**Marine Transportation 113 degrees awarded**
$107,654

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marine Transportation | 113 | $107,654 | — |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 94 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Systems Engineering | 39 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at United States Merchant Marine Academy?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Marine Transportation**
113

**Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering**
94

**Systems Engineering**
39

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do United States Merchant Marine Academy majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

The degree mix at United States Merchant Marine Academy is concentrated in two fields, and the program page reflects that narrow focus. The academy has 1 program with published four-year earnings data.

The two program families are Engineering, at 54.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded, and Transportation & Materials Moving, at 45.9%. Marine Transportation is the largest program, at 113 degrees a year.

Four years after completing, its graduates earn a median of $107,654, which is 0.92x the national median for the field.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).