by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Ocean Engineering is the 732nd most popular major in the country with 296 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 general ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general ocean engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general ocean engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree general oe students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major list. Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Stevens is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 5 masters’s general oe degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Ocean Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major list. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, 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 85%.
Full University of Rhode Island General Ocean Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major list. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 masters’s general oe degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 full report on General Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 2 masters’s general oe degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on General Ocean Engineering at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major ranking. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 5 masters’s general oe degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 full report on General Ocean Engineering at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 1 masters’s general oe degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 6 masters’s general oe degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 masters’s general oe degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. 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 College Station
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major ranking, coming in at #10. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general oe degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about General Ocean Engineering at University of Miami
University of Delaware came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major ranking. UD is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 1 masters’s general oe degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
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