2023 Most Popular Marine Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Marine Engineering Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Marine Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Marine Engineering program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Marine Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Marine Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Marine Engineering
Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for marine engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 29% of the marine engineering majors at the school.
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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Merchant Marine Academy landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kings Point, USMMA is a public school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular marine engineering schools in the United States. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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Majors Related to Marine Engineering
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 5 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.