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2025 Best Ocean Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

1 College in Rhode Island
38 OE Degrees Awarded
$69,786 Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in ocean engineering. It is ranked #306 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

There was only one school in Rhode Island to review for the 2025 Best Ocean Engineering Schools in Rhode Island ranking.

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Master's Degrees in OE
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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 Ocean Engineering Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Ocean Engineering in Rhode Island

The schools below may not offer all types of oe degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Rhode Island Schools in OE

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 OE Degrees Awarded
2.6% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Rhode Island if you want to pursue a degree in ocean engineering. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, oe degree recipients typically make an average of $70,939 in their early careers.

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Best Ocean Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Ocean Engineering Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 210 16

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Ocean Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

OE Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Ocean Engineering 38

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 180
Mechanical Engineering 166
Biomedical Engineering 95
Civil Engineering 58
Electrical Engineering 54
Industrial Engineering 37
Chemical Engineering 31
Computer Engineering 27
Engineering Physics 9
Other Engineering 7

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