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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).