Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

Every ocean engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the OE program at Texas A&M University - College Station stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and has a total student population of 70,418. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in OE from Texas A&M College Station.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Ocean Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Texas A&M College Station Ocean Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in OE
• Master’s Degree in OE
• Doctorate Degree in OE

Online Classes Are Available at Texas A&M College Station

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Texas A&M College Station does offer online courses in OE for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Texas A&M College Station Ocean Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the OE progam at Texas A&M College Station compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The OE major at Texas A&M College Station is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ocean Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools	3

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in OE from Texas A&M College Station. This makes it the #3 most popular school for OE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in OE, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Texas A&M College Station OE Graduates

The median salary of OE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas A&M College Station is $64,260. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $60,934 for all OE bachelor's degree recipients.

OE Student Demographics at Texas A&M College Station

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the OE majors at Texas A&M University - College Station.

Texas A&M College Station Ocean Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in OE from Texas A&M College Station in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in OE at Texas A&M College Station are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its OE bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas A&M University - College Station with a bachelor's in OE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Texas A&M College Station Ocean Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in OE from Texas A&M College Station. About 13% of these graduates were women and the other 88% were men.

In the OE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas A&M University - College Station with a master's in OE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Texas A&M College Station also has a doctoral program available in OE. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• General Engineering
• Marine Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering

Careers That OE Grads May Go Into

A degree in OE can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas A&M University - College Station.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Aggie0083 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.