2027 Best Value Marine Engineering Schools in the New England Region
[Marine Engineering](/majors/engineering/marine-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for marine engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Marine Engineering Schools in the New England Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in marine engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Marine Engineering Schools
Massachusetts Maritime Academy earned the #1 spot for value among marine engineering schools in the New England Region. Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a small public school located in the suburb of Buzzards Bay. Students from in state pay about $11,420 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $23,722. Typical student debt for marine engineering graduates is $27,000. Early-career marine engineering graduates make about $100,024. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 95%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Maine Maritime Academy earned it the #2 place for marine engineering. Maine Maritime Academy is a small public school located in the rural area of Castine. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,158, with out-of-state students paying around $31,102. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the marine engineering program here. Soon after graduation, marine engineering degree recipients from Maine Maritime Academy generally make around $108,130. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 54%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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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