by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Ocean Engineering is the 732nd most popular major in the country with 285 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 general ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general ocean engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general ocean engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major list. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s general OE students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hoboken, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Stevens Institute of Technology General Ocean Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s general OE students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major. FAU is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general OE degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Ocean Engineering at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
With a ranking of #6, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 4 masters’s general OE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major ranking. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s general OE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Ocean Engineering at Louisiana State University
University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 9 masters’s general OE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Ocean Engineering at University of Florida
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s general OE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full Texas A&M College Station General Ocean Engineering Report
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s general OE students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Ocean Engineering at University of Miami
University of Delaware came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General OE Major ranking. UD is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s general OE degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Delaware General Ocean Engineering Report
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