2026 Best Marine Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Marine Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools to find the best for marine engineering students.
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Best Schools for Marine Engineering in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall marine engineering education in the Great Lakes Region.
Top Schools in Marine Engineering
Our analysis ranked University Of Michigan Ann Arbor the best school in the country for a degree in marine engineering. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor graduates 93% of students within six years. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor awarded about 51 marine engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Marine Engineering graduates of University Of Michigan Ann Arbor earn a median of $87,749 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $19,137.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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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