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2024 Best Ocean Engineering Schools

11 Colleges in the United States
285 OE Degrees Awarded
$61,550 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in ocean engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #306 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for ocean engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 285 degrees in ocean engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Ocean Engineering School

Best Ocean Engineering Schools The oe program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Ocean Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for ocean engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Ocean Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in OE
Master's Degrees in OE
Doctor's Degrees in OE

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Ocean Engineering Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Ocean Engineering in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the oe degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in OE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
52 OE Degrees Awarded
$64,260 Median Starting Salary

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in ocean engineering. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were about 52 ocean engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Ocean Engineering degree recipients from Texas A&M University - College Station get an earnings boost of around $2,711 above the average income of ocean engineering graduates.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
25.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Stevens Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in ocean engineering. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stevens is a great school overall.

There were about 8 ocean engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent data year.

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3
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL
43.8% Growth in Graduates

University of Florida is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in ocean engineering. UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 ocean engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NH
26.1% Growth in Graduates

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in ocean engineering. UNH is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Durham. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 23 ocean engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 OE Degrees Awarded
$61,746 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 38 ocean engineering students who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the oe program state that they receive average early career earnings of $61,746.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE

Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 ocean engineering students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 OE Degrees Awarded
21.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 11th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 42 ocean engineering students who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, oe degree recipients usually earn around $60,121 at the beginning of their careers.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 OE Degrees Awarded
$60,071 Median Starting Salary

URI is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kingston. This university ranks 4th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were roughly 37 ocean engineering students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the oe program earn an average of $60,071 for their early career.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In HI

Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.

There were approximately 4 ocean engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In FL

U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 ocean engineering students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

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Ocean Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Ocean Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

OE Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Ocean Engineering 285

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Majors Similar to OE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904

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