2027 Best Value Marine Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
[Marine Engineering](/majors/engineering/marine-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong marine engineering education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for marine engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Marine Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in marine engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Marine Engineering Schools
Leading the list is University Of New Orleans, our #1 best value for marine engineering in the Southeast Region. Located in the city of New Orleans, University Of New Orleans is a moderately-sized public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $9,172, compared with $14,008 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $23,048 to complete the marine engineering program here. Marine Engineering graduates of University Of New Orleans earn a median of $42,720 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of New Orleans admits about 74% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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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