2025 Best General Ocean Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

General Ocean Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #732 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for general ocean engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 106 degrees in general ocean engineering to qualified students.

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• Best Overall General Ocean Engineering Schools List

General Ocean Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Ocean Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Ocean Engineering in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools in General OE

1

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 General OE Degrees Awarded

7.3% Growth in Graduates

Florida Atlantic University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general ocean engineering. FAU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Boca Raton.More information about a degree in general ocean engineering from Florida Atlantic University

2

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 General OE Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Florida Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in general ocean engineering. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.More information about a degree in general ocean engineering from Florida Institute of Technology

Best General Ocean Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general ocean engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	96
Louisiana	489	5

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General Ocean Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Ocean Engineering area of study, General Ocean Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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