2024 Best Engineering Schools in Maine

A degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #7 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering Schools in Maine ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 415 degrees in engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Engineering Schools in Maine ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Engineering in Maine

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Maine Schools in Engineering

1

Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

93 Engineering Degrees Awarded

15.1% Growth in Graduates

Maine Maritime Academy is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in engineering. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Those engineering students who get their degree from Maine Maritime Academy earn $15,092 more than the standard engineering student.

More information about a degree in engineering from Maine Maritime Academy

2

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

254 Engineering Degrees Awarded

$61,173 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Maine if you want to pursue a degree in engineering. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career wages of $61,173.

More information about a degree in engineering from University of Maine

Best Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire	37	642
Rhode Island	37	665
Massachusetts	37	9,621
Connecticut	35	2,114
Vermont	34	346

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	105
Marine Engineering	92
Civil Engineering	61
Chemical Engineering	36
Electrical Engineering	34
Biomedical Engineering	31
Computer Engineering	18
General Engineering	14
Systems Engineering	11
Engineering Physics	6

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.