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2023 Best Marine Engineering Schools

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

Finding the Best Marine Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 44 people earned a degree or certificate in marine engineering, making the major the #286 most popular in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Marine Engineering Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Marine Engineering Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Marine Engineering Colleges.

Top Schools in Marine Engineering

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best school for marine engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Marine Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 3 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 2 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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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine engineering schools in the United States. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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Marine Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Marine Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Marine Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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