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Maritime Studies Bachelor’s Degrees

There are 7 schools in the United States where you can earn abachelor’s degree in Maritime Studies. In recent years, the majority of students earning degrees in this area were women, and about27% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 6.1% of Maritime Studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Maritime Studies Majors

In the most recent year for which data is available, 71 degrees were awarded toMaritime Studies majors across all award levels. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in Maritime Studies at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree (this page)	49
Master’s Degree	22

Earnings of Maritime Studies Majors With Bachelor’s Degrees (All Award Levels)

The median salary for graduates holding abachelor’s degree in Maritime Studies of $32,325 one year after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years of experience you have.

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$32,325

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).}

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for Maritime Studies students with their bachelor’s degree.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their bachelor’s degree in Maritime Studies. About 55.1% of graduates with this degree are women.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	22
Women	27

The racial-ethnic distribution of Maritime Studies graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Grads	Share
White	33	67.3%
Asian	3	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6	12.2%
Two or More Races	4	8.2%
International Students	3	6.1%

This degree is moderately popular with international students. Around 6.1% of graduates are in this category.

^{See the minority definition in the References below.}

Most Popular Maritime Studies Programs for Bachelor’s Degrees

There are 7 colleges that offer a bachelor’s degree in Maritime Studies. Learn more about the most popular below:

Maritime Studies Majors to Study

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Maritime Studies	71

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors similar to Maritime Studies that also offer bachelor’s degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	30,141
Biological and Physical Sciences	28,033
Data Analytics	12,891
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES	10,355
Data Science	7,716

References

The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.