2022 Best Value Naval Architecture Schools for a Master’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Naval Architecture Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering is the 589th most popular major in the country with 474 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 naval architecture and marine engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Naval Architecture Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in naval architecture and marine engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent naval architecture and marine engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the naval architecture and marine engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The naval architecture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Naval Architecture Schools for a Master’s”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Naval Architecture Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree naval architecture students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Naval Architecture Schools for a Master’s list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 3 masters’s naval architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree naval architecture students list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering at Virginia Tech

#2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Naval Architecture Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 25 masters’s naval architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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