You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in marine engineering. It is ranked #285 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
There was only one school in Maine to review for the 2025 Best Marine Engineering Schools in Maine ranking.
The marine engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Marine Engineering Schools in Maine.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of marine engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in marine engineering has to look into Maine Maritime Academy. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public school with a small student population.
Marine Engineering degree recipients from Maine Maritime Academy earn a boost of approximately $18,687 above the typical income of marine engineering majors.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
