by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on OE Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 285 people earned their degree in ocean engineering, making the major the 306th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, ocean engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $61,550 and had an average of $24,820 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 116 ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,934 and $25,391 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on OE Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ocean engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in ocean engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on OE Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region oe students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on OE Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified ’s OE students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on OE Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified ’s OE students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on OE Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified ’s OE students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on OE Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 ’s 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on OE Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 1 ’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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