Highest-Paying Transportation Programs
Colleges whose transportation graduates earn the most one year after finishing, across all bachelor's programs in the field.
Ranked by median earnings, 1 year after completing · 61 of 2,406 institutions report this measure · Compiled 2026-09-01
- 1Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, NM · Public$95,537Compare nearby
- 2Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, MI · Public$94,408Compare nearby
- 3California State University Maritime AcademyVallejo, CA · Public$79,284Compare nearby
- 4SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY · Public$75,383Compare nearby
- 5Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA · Public$74,845Compare nearby
- 6Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME · Public$73,321Compare nearby
- 7Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX · Public$72,682Compare nearby
- 8Utah Valley UniversityOrem, UT · Public$60,585Compare nearby
- 9University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, WI · Public$56,234Compare nearby
- 10Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI · Public$55,338Compare nearby
- 11Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL · Private$55,114Compare nearby
- 12Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, MN · Public$55,061Compare nearby
- 13Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA · Public$52,107Compare nearby
- 14Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH · Public$52,107Compare nearby
- 15University of North TexasDenton, TX · Public$52,107Compare nearby
- 16Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS · Public$51,857Compare nearby
- 17University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND · Public$51,035Compare nearby
- 18Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, MT · Private$50,856Compare nearby
- 19Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL · Private$50,022Compare nearby
- 20Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA · Private$48,823Compare nearby
- 21Delaware State UniversityDover, DE · Public$48,745Compare nearby
- 22University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, AK · Public$48,432Compare nearby
- 23University of DubuqueDubuque, IA · Private$48,432Compare nearby
- 24Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · Public$47,494Compare nearby
- 25Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN · Public$47,260Compare nearby
How this list was built
- Measure
- Median earnings, 1 year after completing — sorted highest to lowest
- Source variable
EARN_MDN_HI_1YR- Dataset
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts-Field-of-Study (04-17-2025 release)
- Where a college offers several transportation programs, the figure shown is the median across those programs.
- Earnings cover graduates who received federal financial aid, were working and not enrolled one year after completing, and whose highest credential is that bachelor's degree.
- 61 institutions report earnings for this field; programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy by the Department of Education and cannot be ranked.
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