2023 Best General Ocean Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,100
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General OE for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Ocean Engineering is the 732nd most popular major in the country with 285 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 60 general ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 general ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General OE for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general ocean engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general ocean engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general ocean engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The general oe school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General OE for a Bachelor’s”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General OE for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying general oe.
Top 2 Best General Ocean Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General OE for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s general OE degrees in 2020-2021.
UNH also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Ocean Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 14,348 students enrolled at UNH, 37 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,247. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General OE for a Bachelor’s. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 27 bachelors’s general OE degrees in 2020-2021.
URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Ocean Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 17,649 students enrolled at University of Rhode Island, 381 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Notes and References
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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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