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Maritime Studies Master’s Degrees

There are 7 colleges and universities across the nation that offer amaster’s degree in Maritime Studies. In recent years, the majority of students earning degrees in this area were men, and about5% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 4.5% of Maritime Studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Maritime Studies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 71 people earned theirMaritime 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	49
Master’s Degree (this page)	22

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

Federal data tracks the median salary for graduates with amaster’s degree in Maritime Studies of $32,325 one year after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses.

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)

The data on debt ranges for Maritime Studies majors who have their master’s degree is not currently available.

Student Diversity

This degree is more popular with male students. About 68.2% of graduates in this field are men.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	15
Women	7

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Grads	Share
White	20	90.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1	4.5%
International Students	1	4.5%

This degree is not very popular with international students. Only 4.5% of graduates fall into this category.

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

Most Popular Maritime Studies Programs for Master’s Degrees

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

Maritime Studies Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Maritime Studies	71

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors similar to Maritime Studies that also offer master’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.