2022 Best Value OE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 113 ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $30,328 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value OE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ocean engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ocean engineering programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value OE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

#1 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 in the Southeast Region list. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 2 doctorate’s OE degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech also made our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588.

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#1

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$18,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value OE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s OE students in 2019-2020.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value OE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s OE degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Read full report on Ocean Engineering at University of Florida

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering

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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