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2023 Most Popular Marine Engineering Schools in Maine

2 Colleges
$94,796 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Marine Engineering School for You

With 82 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, marine engineering is the #44 most popular major in Maine.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Marine Engineering Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maine to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Maine Maritime Academy the most popular school in Maine for marine engineering students. Maine Maritime is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Castine.

While working on their degree, marine engineering majors at Maine Maritime accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $634.

Full Marine Engineering at Maine Maritime Academy Report

#2

The Landing School

Arundel, ME

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Landing School is a great place for marine engineering students. Located in the rural area of Arundel, The Landing School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Marine Engineering at The Landing School

Best Marine Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Marine Engineering Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 81
Connecticut 22

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 2 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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