by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended OE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
Ocean Engineering is the 306th most popular major in the country with 285 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, ocean engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $61,550 and had an average of $24,820 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 49 ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended OE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ocean engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in ocean engineering.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended OE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended OE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Naval Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. United States Naval Academy is a small public school situated in Annapolis, Maryland. It awarded 40 ’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended OE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 ’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Ocean Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended OE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. UD is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s OE degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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