Marine Engineering at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Every marine engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the marine engineering program at Massachusetts Maritime Academy stacks up to those at other schools.

Maritime is located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts and approximately 1,637 students attend the school each year. Of the 366 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 2021, 81 of them were marine engineering majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Marine Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Maritime Marine Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Engineering

Maritime Marine Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the marine engineering progam at Maritime compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The marine engineering major at Maritime is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Marine Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Marine Engineering Schools	1
Best Marine Engineering Schools	1
Best Value Marine Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Marine Engineering Schools	2
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Most Popular Marine Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
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Most Focused Marine Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Marine Engineering Schools	5

How Much Do Marine Engineering Graduates from Maritime Make?

The median salary of marine engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Maritime is $83,261. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $71,291 for all marine engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Marine Engineering Student Demographics at Maritime

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marine engineering majors at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Maritime Marine Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students earned a bachelor's degree in marine engineering from Maritime. About 6% of these graduates were women and the other 94% were men.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in marine engineering at Maritime are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy with a bachelor's in marine engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	72
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Maritime also has a doctoral program available in marine engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Energy Systems Engineering
• General Engineering

Careers That Marine Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in marine engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	300	$75,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.