2022 Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Texas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking.

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 Texas, there were 68 ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,200 and $22,204 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ocean engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Texas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Texas.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering in Texas

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value OE Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’s OE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. 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.

Read more about Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

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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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