2024 Best Marine Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Marine Engineeringbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #220 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for marine engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 185 bachelor's degrees in marine engineering to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to marine engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of marine engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for marine engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized marine engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for marine engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Marine Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Marine Engineering in the New England Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for marine engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Marine Engineering

1

Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME

82 Annual Graduates

$94,796 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat Maine Maritime Academy if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in marine engineering. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Marine Engineering bachelor's degree recipients from Maine Maritime Academy earn a boost of around $5,768 over the average income of marine engineering majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in marine engineering from Maine Maritime Academy

2

Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA

81 Annual Graduates

$83,261 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a great decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in marine engineering. Maritime is a small public school located in the suburb of Buzzards Bay.

After graduation, marine engineering bachelor's recipients usually make around $83,261 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in marine engineering from Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Best Marine Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best marine engineering schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	238	81
Connecticut	183	22
Maine	156	82

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Rankings in Majors Related to Marine Engineering

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Marine Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Marine Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering	185

Majors Similar to Marine Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	2,359
Civil Engineering	879
Electrical Engineering	858
Biomedical Engineering	815
Computer Engineering	713
Chemical Engineering	575
General Engineering	238
Industrial Engineering	226
Engineering Science	173
Environmental Engineering	119

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.