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2023 Best Value Ocean Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$23,860 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Ocean Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 285 people earned a degree or certificate in ocean engineering, making the major the #306 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Ocean Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for OE students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Ocean Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the OE graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Ocean Engineering

#1

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Orleans the best value school in the United States for ocean engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNO are $13,678 a year.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Out of the 4 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FAU are $18,482 a year.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ocean engineering schools in the United States. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $33,288 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ocean engineering schools in the United States. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNH are $29,992 per year.

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Ocean Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 40 majors within the area of study, ocean engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to OE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jplourde umaine.

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