2027 Best Value General Ocean Engineering Schools in Florida
[General Ocean Engineering](/majors/engineering/oe-ocean-engineering/general-ocean-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for general ocean engineering students.
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2027 Best Value General Ocean Engineering Schools in Florida
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general ocean engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Ocean Engineering Schools
Leading the list is Florida Atlantic University, our #1 best value for general ocean engineering in Florida. Florida Atlantic University is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton. Students from in state pay about $4,879 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $17,324. Students borrow a median of $29,000 to complete the general ocean engineering program here. Soon after graduation, general ocean engineering degree recipients from Florida Atlantic University generally make around $67,941. Set against $29,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Florida Atlantic University admits about 66% of applicants.
Florida Institute Of Technology is a great value for students pursuing a degree in general ocean engineering, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $45,900 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for general ocean engineering graduates is $27,000. General Ocean Engineering graduates of Florida Institute Of Technology earn a median of $68,475 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Florida Institute Of Technology admits about 58% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
