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2023 Most Popular Marine Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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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.

The Most Popular Marine Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. 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 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 midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at United States Merchant Marine Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular marine engineering schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Kings Point, USMMA is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for marine engineering students working on their master’s degree. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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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 midsize suburb of Monterey.

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New England
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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 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).

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