2026 Best Value Marine Engineering Schools in Michigan
[Marine Engineering](/majors/engineering/marine-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong marine engineering education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for marine engineering students.
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2026 Best Value Marine Engineering Schools in Michigan
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in marine engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Marine Engineering Schools
University Of Michigan Ann Arbor earned the #1 spot for value among marine engineering schools in Michigan. Set in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $18,848, while out-of-state students pay about $63,081. Marine Engineering graduates carry a median of $19,137 in student loans. Early-career marine engineering graduates make about $87,749. Set against $19,137 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 16% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school 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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