2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General OE Major
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In 2021-2022, 296 people earned their degree in general ocean engineering, making the major the 732nd most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 general ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General OE Major” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general ocean engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general ocean engineering.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General OE Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree general oe students.
Top 9 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Ocean Engineering
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General OE Major. Stevens is located in Hoboken, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general oe degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on General Ocean Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General OE Major. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s general oe degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Ocean Engineering at University of Rhode Island
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General OE Major. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 41 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general oe students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Florida Institute of Technology General Ocean Engineering Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General OE Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s general oe degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General OE Major list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general oe students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about General Ocean Engineering at UF
Florida Atlantic University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General OE Major list. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s general oe degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General OE Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s general oe degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UNH General Ocean Engineering Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General OE Major list. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Ocean Engineering at UD
University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General OE Major ranking, coming in at #9. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Ocean Engineering at UH Manoa
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References
- 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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