2027 Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools in the New England Region
[Ocean Engineering](/majors/engineering/oe-ocean-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for ocean engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools in the New England Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the ocean engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools
For return on investment in ocean engineering, no school beat University Of Rhode Island this year. Located in the suburb of Kingston, University Of Rhode Island is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $16,942, with out-of-state students paying around $37,146. Typical student debt for ocean engineering graduates is $25,147. Early-career ocean engineering graduates make about $70,939. That is a strong return on a $25,147 median debt. Roughly 72% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of New Hampshire Main Campus earned it the #2 place for ocean engineering. Located in the town of Durham, University Of New Hampshire Main Campus is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $19,202 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $39,852. Typical student debt for ocean engineering graduates is $26,368. Soon after graduation, ocean engineering degree recipients from University Of New Hampshire Main Campus generally make around $52,064. That is a strong return on a $26,368 median debt. The acceptance rate is 88%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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).
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