Blacksburg, Virginia · Public
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 37 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~37
- Schools with reported signal
- 9
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 54.8%
- Graduation rate
- 86.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $24,953/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $99,812
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $81,698/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
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 below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($4,905 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($240 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 89% 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 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 0.1% of reported programs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, which is bigger than 22% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 37 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's average net price is $24,953 per year, about $99,812 over four years. That is $4,905 above the $20,048 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $81,698 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $240 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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University #8 of 9 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.