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2022 Best Value General OE Schools for a Doctorate

4 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General OE Schools for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General OE Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 302 people earned their degree in general ocean engineering, making the major the 694th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General OE Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general ocean engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general ocean engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general ocean engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General OE Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General OE Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Ocean Engineering

#1

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General OE Schools for a Doctorate. Florida Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech also made our “Best General Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida Institute of Technology General Ocean Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General OE Schools for a Doctorate list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s general OE degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

Read full report on General Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General OE Schools for a Doctorate list. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s general OE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FAU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Atlantic University are $18,482.

Read more about General Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University

#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General OE Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general OE students in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best General Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Ocean Engineering at UF

#5

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General OE Schools for a Doctorate. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 1 doctorate’s general OE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082.

Full URI General Ocean Engineering Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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