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2023 Most Popular Marine Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Marine Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the United States for marine engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the marine engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Merchant Marine Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Kings Point, USMMA is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

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 very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Naval Postgraduate School is a great place for marine engineering students working on their master’s degree. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Marine Engineering by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
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 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.

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