2023 Best Value OE Schools
11
Ranked Colleges
285
Degrees Awarded
$22,100
Avg Net Price*
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value OE Schools” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
For this year’s “Best Value OE Schools” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in ocean engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ocean engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the ocean engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value OE Schools
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value OE Schools.
Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Ocean Engineering
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value OE Schools list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s OE degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Ocean Engineering Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida Atlantic University is $10,735 for OE students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value OE Schools. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 16 ’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Ocean Engineering Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $5,135 for OE students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on Ocean Engineering at University of Florida
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value OE Schools list. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 1 ’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our oe students list, UD has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Ocean Engineering Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Delaware is $18,967 for oe students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UD Ocean Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value OE Schools. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $18,919 for OE students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M College Station
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value OE Schools list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University also made our “Best Ocean Engineering Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $17,811 for oe students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Ocean Engineering at Louisiana State University
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value OE Schools list. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s OE degrees to qualified students.
UNH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNH is $24,160 for oe students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Ocean Engineering at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
With a ranking of #7, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Best Value OE Schools list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Ocean Engineering Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for URI is $18,638 for OE students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Ocean Engineering at University of Rhode Island
University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value OE Schools ranking. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s OE students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa is $14,687 for oe students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Ocean Engineering at University of Hawaii at Manoa
With a ranking of #9, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Best Value OE Schools list. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s OE degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Ocean Engineering Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida Tech is $31,009 for oe students.
Read full report on Ocean Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value OE Schools ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 ’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
Stevens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Ocean Engineering Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Stevens is $37,211 for OE students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Stevens Institute of Technology Ocean Engineering Report
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