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2024 Best Marine Engineering Schools

6 Colleges in the United States
445 Marine Engineering Degrees Awarded
$77,168 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in marine engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #285 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of marine engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 445 degrees in marine engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Marine Engineering School

Best Marine Engineering Schools Your choice of marine engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for marine engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Marine Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Marine Engineering
Master's Degrees in Marine Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Marine Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Marine Engineering Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Marine Engineering in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the marine engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Marine Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
58 Marine Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great option for students interested in a degree in marine engineering. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 58 marine engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
82 Marine Engineering Degrees Awarded
13.4% Growth in Graduates

Maine Maritime Academy is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in marine engineering. Maine Maritime is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Castine. A Best Colleges rank of #614 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Maine Maritime is a great school overall.

There were approximately 82 marine engineering students who graduated with this degree at Maine Maritime in the most recent year we have data available. Marine Engineering degree recipients from Maine Maritime Academy receive an earnings boost of approximately $17,628 above the typical earnings of marine engineering graduates.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
81 Marine Engineering Degrees Awarded
$83,261 Median Starting Salary

Massachusetts Maritime Academy is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in marine engineering. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Buzzards Bay, Maritime is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 30th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 81 marine engineering students who graduated with this degree at Maritime in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the marine engineering degree program at Massachusetts Maritime Academy earn $6,093 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$71,291 Median Starting Salary
$24,250 Median Student Debt

SUNY Maritime College is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in marine engineering. Located in the city of Throggs Neck, SUNY Maritime College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 61st out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 13 marine engineering students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Maritime College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the marine engineering program state that they receive average early career wages of $71,291.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Marine Engineering Degrees Awarded
3.0% Growth in Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in marine engineering. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 33 marine engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the marine engineering program state that they receive average early career earnings of $65,583.

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Webb Institute
Glen Cove, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$70,908 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Glen Cove, Webb Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were about 22 marine engineering students who graduated with this degree at Webb Institute in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the marine engineering program earn around $70,908 in the first couple years of their career.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
27.3% Growth in Graduates

UNO is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of New Orleans. This university ranks 14th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were about 22 marine engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNO in the most recent data year.

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Marine Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Marine Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Marine Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering 445

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904

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