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Ship Engineers
- Median pay
- $109,530/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 1.6%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Ship Engineers career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
18 colleges · showing 1–18
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY · 2-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Associate's | $5,353 | KY |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY · 4-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Bachelor's | $6,174 | NY |
| Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI · 4-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Bachelor's | $6,231 | MI |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA · 2-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Associate's | $7,203 | CA |
| Seattle Central College Seattle, WA · 4-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Certificate | $8,819 | WA |
| Clatsop Community College Astoria, OR · 2-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Associate's | $10,548 | OR |
| Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe, LA · 2-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Certificate | $10,773 | LA |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA · 2-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Certificate | $11,315 | CA |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX · 4-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Certificate | $12,143 | TX |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald Hohenwald, TN · 2-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Certificate | $12,267 | TN |
| University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK · 4-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Associate's | $12,357 | AK |
| The College of the Florida Keys Key West, FL · 4-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Associate's | $13,636 | FL |
| Cal Poly Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA · 4-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Bachelor's | $20,555 | CA |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX · 4-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Bachelor's | $21,315 | TX |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA · 4-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Bachelor's | $21,582 | MA |
| SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY · 4-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Bachelor's | $22,367 | NY |
| Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME · 4-yr Public | Marine Transportation | Bachelor's | $23,414 | ME |
| The Landing School Arundel, ME · 2-yr Private | Marine Transportation | Associate's | $35,532 | ME |
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