2024 Best Ocean Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Ocean Engineeringbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #267 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Ocean Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 173 bachelor's degrees in ocean engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Ocean Engineering School for Your Bachelor's Degree
The oe bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality oe program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on ocean engineering students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other ocean engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for ocean engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized ocean engineering related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for ocean engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Ocean Engineering Schools
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