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2023 Best Value Marine Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$44,008 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,100 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Marine Engineering School for You

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

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Marine Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for marine engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Marine Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for marine engineering majors pursuing a .

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Marine Engineering

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
$57,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Drexel University to be the best value school for marine engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Drexel are $57,136 a year.

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#2

SUNY Maritime College

Throggs Neck, NY
$18,432 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SUNY Maritime College is a great value for marine engineering students. SUNY Maritime College is a small public school located in the large city of Throggs Neck.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Maritime College are $18,432 per year. The average amount in student loans that marine engineering majors at SUNY Maritime College take out is $24,250.

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#3

Webb Institute

Glen Cove, NY
$56,455 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Webb Institute is a great value for marine engineering students. Webb Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glen Cove.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Webb Institute are $56,455 per year.

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Best Marine Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best marine engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 6
New York 110
Maryland 20
New Jersey 0

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

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 3 schools only.

  • 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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