by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Ocean Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Ocean Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Rhode Island. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in OE, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at URI was ranked #9 on College Factual's Best Schools for OE list. It is also ranked #1 in Rhode Island.
Here are some of the other rankings for URI.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at URI was $1,271 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $538 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,922 | $30,496 |
| Fees | $2,082 | $2,082 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,352 | $13,352 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,446 | $2,446 |
Learn more about URI tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. OE students who received their bachelor’s degree at URI took out an average of $25,449 in student loans. That is 6% lower than the national average of $26,965.
The median early career salary of OE students who receive their bachelor’s degree from URI is $60,128 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $61,200.
URI does not offer an online option for its OE bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the URI Online Learning page.
Women made up around 46.7% of the OE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24.9%.
Around 20.0% of OE bachelor’s degree recipients at URI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Ocean Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Ocean Engineering | 30 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ocean engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 46 |
| Chemical Engineering | 48 |
| Civil Engineering | 63 |
| Computer Engineering | 21 |
| Electrical Engineering | 33 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
