by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s” ranking.
Ocean Engineering is the 306th most popular major in the country with 285 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 ocean engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ocean engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular ocean engineering programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The oe school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree oe students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida Atlantic University is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s OE degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s list. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 7 masters’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read full report on Ocean Engineering at University of Rhode Island
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s list. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 7 masters’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s list. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s OE students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s OE degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #7, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s OE degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Ocean Engineering at Louisiana State University
University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 4 masters’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s list. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 1 masters’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Delaware landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended OE Major for a Master’s ranking. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 1 masters’s OE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Ocean Engineering at University of Delaware
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