Ocean Engineering at University of Rhode Island

If you plan to study ocean engineering, take a look at what University of Rhode Island has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year.

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.

URI Ocean Engineering Degrees Available

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

URI Ocean Engineering Rankings

The oe major at URI 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in oe, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

OE Student Demographics at URI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the oe majors at University of Rhode Island.

URI Ocean Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of oe bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in oe at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in oe.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

URI Ocean Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of oe master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Of the students who received a oe master's degree from URI, 69% 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 Rhode Island with a master's in oe.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Ocean Engineering

Ocean Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Ocean Engineering	37

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil 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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Engineers	550	$95,790
Architectural and Engineering Managers	480	$151,670
Engineering Professors	210	$137,620

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 Tnricci under License

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