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Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Dakota State18 to 1
Massachusetts Maritime Academy13 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Dakota State75%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy53%
Average faculty salary
Dakota State$89,528
Massachusetts Maritime Academy$90,659

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Dakota State$8,768
Massachusetts Maritime Academy$16,741
Endowment per student
Dakota State$8,534
Massachusetts Maritime Academy$39,981
Tuition share of core revenue
Dakota State20%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy26%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Dakota State403
Massachusetts Maritime Academy257
Most popular majors
Dakota State

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 23% · Computer and Information Sciences, General 16% · Elementary Education and Teaching 10%

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 24% · Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer 20% · Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other 18%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why