by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on OE Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Ocean Engineering is the 306th most popular major in the country with 296 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , ocean engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $61,550 and had an average of $26,574 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 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 OE Major” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in ocean engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in ocean engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on OE Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree 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 OE Major list. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s oe degrees to 6 students 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 OE Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hoboken, New Jersey. It awarded 5 masters’s oe degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Read full report on Ocean Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on OE Major. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 11 masters’s oe degrees in 2021-2022.
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 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on OE Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 16 masters’s oe degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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 OE Major list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 2 masters’s oe degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on OE Major list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s oe degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Ocean Engineering at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on OE Major ranking, coming in at #7. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 1 masters’s oe degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Ocean Engineering at Louisiana State University
University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on OE Major list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 6 masters’s oe degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on OE Major ranking. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s oe degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, 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.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Ocean Engineering Report
University of Miami came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on OE Major ranking. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Delaware came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on OE Major ranking. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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