by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Marine Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in marine engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Maritime was ranked #2 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for marine engineering majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Maritime.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Maritime paid an average of $709 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $79 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,890 | $17,010 |
| Fees | $8,424 | $8,424 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,352 | $13,352 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,170 | $4,170 |
Learn more about Maritime tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Maritime in Marine Engineering walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 12% higher than the national average of $24,129.
The median early career salary of marine engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Maritime is $90,514 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $78,460.
Online degrees for the Maritime marine engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Maritime Online Learning page.
Women made up around 7.2% of the marine engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 3.6% of the marine engineering bachelor’s degrees at Maritime in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 13%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 76 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Marine Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering | 83 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to marine engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Systems Engineering | 20 |
| Other Engineering | 71 |
View All Marine Engineering Related Majors >
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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