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2023 Best Ocean Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$64,260 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for OE for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for OE for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 285 people earned their degree in ocean engineering, making the major the 306th most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 52 ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,260 and $22,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ocean engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ocean engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for OE for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying oe.

Top 1 Best Ocean Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for OE for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M University - College Station offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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