Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $673,173 to $2,020,251. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Marine Transportation
Degreeli uses field pages to show whether value is consistent or whether the same major swings dramatically depending on the school, price point, and completion environment.
Offerings In Preview Catalog
7
Positive ROI Routes
7/7
Best Current ROI
$2,020,251
Fastest Payback
1.2 years
What To Compare
Stack payback speed against downside, not just upside.
Families should read this category through three questions: which school delivers the best risk-adjusted upside, how fast the cost gets recouped, and how much value evaporates once completion risk enters the picture.
School-Level Routes
Where Marine Transportation currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Texas A&M University
Degreeli Score
87/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,020,251
Years To Recoup
4.6 years
On-Time ROI
$2,407,640
10-Year Earnings
$124,645
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Degreeli Score
92/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,753,363
Years To Recoup
1.5 years
On-Time ROI
$2,128,384
10-Year Earnings
$107,654
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Degreeli Score
85/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,712,261
Years To Recoup
4.8 years
On-Time ROI
$2,311,992
10-Year Earnings
$119,916
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
SUNY Maritime College
Degreeli Score
82/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,434,063
Years To Recoup
5.1 years
On-Time ROI
$2,227,152
10-Year Earnings
$115,831
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
California State University--Maritime Academy
Degreeli Score
83/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,350,448
Years To Recoup
4.7 years
On-Time ROI
$2,261,300
10-Year Earnings
$117,176
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Maine Maritime Academy
Degreeli Score
75/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,148,871
Years To Recoup
6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,974,684
10-Year Earnings
$103,417
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Northwestern Michigan College
Degreeli Score
83/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$673,173
Years To Recoup
1.2 years
On-Time ROI
$2,710,036
10-Year Earnings
$136,748
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.