Marine Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

What traits are you looking for in a marine engineering school? To help you decide if University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's marine engineering program.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907. Of the 9,144 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in 2021, 23 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.

U-M Marine Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Marine Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Marine Engineering

U-M Marine Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks marine engineering programs across the country. The following shows how U-M performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The marine engineering major at U-M 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
Most Popular Marine Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	1

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in marine engineering from U-M. This makes it the #1 most popular school for marine engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in marine engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Marine Engineering Student Demographics at U-M

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marine engineering majors at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

U-M Marine Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in marine engineering from U-M. About 83% were men and 17% were women. The typical marine engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in marine engineering at U-M 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in marine engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

U-M Marine Engineering Master’s Program

The marine engineering program at U-M awarded 31 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

Of the students who received a marine engineering master's degree from U-M, 71% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a master's in marine engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

U-M also has a doctoral program available in marine engineering. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Construction Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering Physics

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740

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
• Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.