2026 Best Value Marine Engineering Schools in Louisiana
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the marine engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Marine Engineering Schools
Leading the list is University Of New Orleans, our #1 best value for marine engineering in Louisiana. Set in the city of New Orleans, University Of New Orleans is a moderately-sized public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $9,172, while out-of-state students pay about $14,008. Marine Engineering graduates carry a median of $23,048 in student loans. Soon after graduation, marine engineering degree recipients from University Of New Orleans generally make around $42,720. That is a strong return on a $23,048 median debt. The acceptance rate is 74%.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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.
[Marine Engineering](/majors/engineering/marine-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
