2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Florida

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 “Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 302 people earned their degree in ocean engineering, making the major the 297th most popular in the United States. 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 Florida, there were 97 ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $30,328 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in ocean engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ocean engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the ocean engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 6 masters’s OE degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Ocean Engineering at UF

#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$18,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #2 spot on the list. Florida Atlantic University is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 15 masters’s OE degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Atlantic University are $18,482.

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#3

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$22,588 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k. Florida Institute of Technology 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 2019-2020.

Florida Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588.

Read full report on Ocean Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology

#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

$40,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 2 masters’s OE degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also took the #0 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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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