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2022 Best Value General OE Schools for a Master’s

9 Ranked Colleges
68 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General OE Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General OE Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 general ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General OE Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general ocean engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general ocean engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general ocean engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General OE Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree general oe students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Ocean Engineering

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General OE Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general OE degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Ocean Engineering Report

#2

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General OE Schools for a Master’s list. Florida Institute of Technology is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s general OE degrees to qualified students.

Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General OE Schools for a Master’s. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s general OE degrees to qualified students.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General OE Schools for a Master’s. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 6 masters’s general OE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General OE Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree general oe students list, UNH has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNH General Ocean Engineering Report

#6

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#6 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General OE Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s general OE students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree general oe students list, URI has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Rhode Island General Ocean Engineering Report

#9 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General OE Schools for a Master’s ranking. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 3 masters’s general OE degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best General Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

Read more about General Ocean Engineering at Louisiana State University

#8

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General OE Schools for a Master’s ranking. Stevens is located in Hoboken, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s general OE degrees to qualified students.

Stevens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876.

Full Stevens Institute of Technology General Ocean Engineering Report

#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General OE Schools for a Master’s list. U Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree general oe students list, U Miami has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220.

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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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