2027 Best Value Marine Engineering Schools in Maine
[Marine Engineering](/majors/engineering/marine-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value marine engineering schools.
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2027 Best Value Marine Engineering Schools in Maine
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the marine engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Marine Engineering Schools
For return on investment in marine engineering, no school beat Maine Maritime Academy this year. Maine Maritime Academy is a small public school located in the rural area of Castine. In-state tuition and fees average $15,158, compared with $31,102 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the marine engineering program here. Marine Engineering graduates of Maine Maritime Academy earn a median of $108,130 early in their careers. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Maine Maritime Academy admits about 54% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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 · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school 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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