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Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at United States Merchant Marine Academy
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 379 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
39.4% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 39.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~379
- Schools with reported signal
- 9
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 34.2%
- Graduation rate
- 82.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $6,174/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $24,696
- Median debt
- $8,833
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $90,610/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 9 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($13,874 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($9,152 above). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 11% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.4% reported share · $13,138 net A SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY · 7.6% reported share · $22,367 net A George Mason University Fairfax, VA · 0.0% reported share · $17,915 net B 
University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA · 1.3% reported share · $12,384 net B 
Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME · 34.8% reported share · $23,414 net B 
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA · 16.1% reported share · $21,582 net B 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · 0.1% reported share · $24,953 net B Drexel University Philadelphia, PA · 0.1% reported share · $38,509 net C Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering accounts for 39.4% of reported programs at United States Merchant Marine Academy, which is bigger than 89% of schools in this field set and 3.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 379 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
United States Merchant Marine Academy's average net price is $6,174 per year, about $24,696 over four years. That is $13,874 below the $20,048 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $90,610 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $9,152 above the $81,458 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks United States Merchant Marine Academy #1 of 9 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.