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2023 Best Marine Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

7 Colleges
$77,168 Avg Salary
$25,813 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marine Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Marine Engineering is the #286 most popular major in the country with 445 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Marine Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Marine Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Marine Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Marine Engineering

#1

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Maritime Academy the best school in the United States for marine engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Maritime is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Buzzards Bay.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for marine engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Maine Maritime Academy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine engineering schools in the United States. Maine Maritime is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Castine.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, marine engineering majors at Maine Maritime accumulate an average of around $27,985 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $634.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine engineering schools in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Marine Engineering majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $23,987 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Webb Institute

Glen Cove, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webb Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Marine Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Webb Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glen Cove.

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#6

SUNY Maritime College

Throggs Neck, NY

SUNY Maritime College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Marine Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. SUNY Maritime College is a small public school located in the large city of Throggs Neck.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, marine engineering graduates from SUNY Maritime College carry an average student debtload of $21,911.

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#7

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree marine engineering programs. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Marine Engineering majors at UNO take out an average of $19,715 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 40 majors within the area of study, marine engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Marine Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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