2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Ocean Engineering is the 297th most popular major in the country with 302 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, ocean engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $61,200 and had an average of $26,965 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 59 ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ocean engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ocean engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ocean engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value OE Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree oe students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 11 masters’s OE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082.

Read more about Ocean Engineering at University of Rhode Island

#2

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Durham, New Hampshire

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 4 masters’s OE degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Ocean Engineering at UNH

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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