2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering

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In 2019-2020, 302 people earned their degree in ocean engineering, making the major the 297th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, ocean engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $61,200 and had an average of $26,965 in loans still to pay off.

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

This year’s “Best Value OE Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ocean engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 ocean engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value OE Schools for a Doctorate

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

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

#1

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$22,588 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value OE Schools for a Doctorate list. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s OE degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Ocean Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology

#2

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 OE Schools for a Doctorate list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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

#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$18,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value 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 OE degrees to qualified students.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Ocean Engineering at FAU

#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value OE Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s OE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree oe students list, UF has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Ocean Engineering at UF

#5

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#5 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value OE Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s OE students in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Ocean Engineering at URI

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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