Ocean Engineering at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 14,348. Of the 3,343 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus in 2021, 10 of them were ocean engineering majors.

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.

UNH Ocean Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNH Ocean Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks OE programs across the country. The following shows how UNH performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The OE major at UNH 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
Best Ocean Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
	5
Most Popular Ocean Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	7

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in OE from UNH. This makes it the #7 most popular school for OE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in OE, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

OE Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the OE majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Ocean Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 OE majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNH. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical OE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UNH since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in OE at UNH are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus with a bachelor's in OE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNH Ocean Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Ocean Engineering from UNH in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a OE master's degree from UNH, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus with a master's in OE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNH also has a doctoral program available in OE. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Electrical 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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,410	$158,150
Engineers	380	$99,070

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 Kylejtod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.