2026 Best Value Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Master’s Degree Schools
[Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering](/majors/engineering/marine-engineering/naval-architecture-marine-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong naval architecture & marine engineering education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 17 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for naval architecture & marine engineering students.
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2026 Best Value Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Schools in the United States
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in naval architecture & marine engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of Michigan Ann Arbor the best value for a degree in naval architecture & marine engineering in the United States. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $18,848 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $63,081. Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering graduates carry a median of $19,137 in student loans. Soon after graduation, naval architecture & marine engineering degree recipients from University Of Michigan Ann Arbor generally make around $87,749. That is a strong return on a $19,137 median debt. The acceptance rate is 16%.
Other Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Degree Levels
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 17 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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