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UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 4903

Marine Transportation: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?

National picture across 4 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$54,622 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$54,622Median year-4 earnings

$30,624Average institution net-price context

$9,500Median federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$54,622Median reported earnings · year 4

$51,407Average reported earnings · year 5

$9,500Median federal debt

55thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

4Reporting programs

4With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

CURRENT VIEW

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $54,622
Federal debt: $9,500
Reporting programs: 4

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Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $117,176
Federal debt: $25,771
Reporting programs: 7

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COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$49,951National median$54,62275th percentile$55,911

4 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Motoring Technical Training Institute$56,907 2Divers Institute of Technology$55,911 3Ocean Corporation$49,951

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsSOC 53-5021 · 2 crosswalk linksMotorboat OperatorsSOC 53-5022 · 2 crosswalk linksCommercial DiversSOC 49-9092 · 1 crosswalk linksShip EngineersSOC 53-5031 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR MARINE TRANSPORTATION

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Motoring Technical Training InstituteUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Seekonk, MA	$56,907	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,255
2	Divers Institute of TechnologyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Seattle, WA	$55,911	$9,500	Baseline needed	$39,337
3	Ocean CorporationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Houston, TX	$49,951	$9,500	Baseline needed	$32,280
4	CDA Technical InstituteUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	,	$53,333	$6,952	Baseline needed	Not available

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.