Ocean Engineering at University of Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island stacks up to those at other schools.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,855 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Rhode Island in 2021, 27 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.

URI Ocean Engineering Degrees Available

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

URI Ocean Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the OE progam at URI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	4
	4
Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	10

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in OE from URI. This makes it the #4 most popular school for OE master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of URI OE Graduates

The median salary of OE students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $60,071. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $60,934 for all OE 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

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in OE from URI in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical OE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at URI since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 85% 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	3
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

URI Ocean Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in OE from URI. About 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a OE master's degree from URI, 57% were white. This is below 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	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

URI also has a doctoral program available in OE. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.