2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering in the Southeast Region

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in ocean engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #241 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 master's degrees in ocean engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Ocean Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in OE matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering in the Southeast Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of ocean engineering students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for ocean engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Ocean Engineering in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in ocean engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for OE Students Working on Their Master's

1

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In FL

#4 Best Quality In FL

Florida Atlantic University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in ocean engineering. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in ocean engineering in Florida.

There were roughly 15 ocean engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in ocean engineering from Florida Atlantic University

2

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In FL

#2 Best Quality In FL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Florida Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a master's degree in ocean engineering. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in ocean engineering in Florida.

There were approximately 6 ocean engineering students who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in ocean engineering from Florida Institute of Technology

2

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In FL

#1 Best Quality In FL

University of Florida is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in ocean engineering. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in ocean engineering in Florida.

There were approximately 6 ocean engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in ocean engineering from University of Florida

4

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In LA

#1 Best Quality In LA

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in ocean engineering. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in ocean engineering in Louisiana.

There were about 3 ocean engineering students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in ocean engineering from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

5

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In FL

#3 Best Quality In FL

U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in ocean engineering in Florida.

There were about 2 ocean engineering students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in ocean engineering from University of Miami

Best Ocean Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the most popular ocean engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	27
Louisiana	140	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to OE

Ocean Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to OE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	1,391
Mechanical Engineering	1,105
Civil Engineering	884
General Engineering	609
Industrial Engineering	562
Computer Engineering	528
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	441
Biomedical Engineering	433
Systems Engineering	365
Other Engineering	332

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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