2023 Best Value Ocean Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Ocean Engineering Master's Degree 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Ocean Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for OE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Ocean Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best value school in the United States for ocean engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Out of the 10 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 college with a fairly large student population.
FAU graduate students pay an average of $18,482 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.
UF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great value for ocean engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana State University are $29,966 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Florida Tech are $22,588 a year.
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Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ocean engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.
Stevens graduate students pay an average of $39,556 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Stevens also did well on our Best Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UH Manoa graduate students pay an average of $34,550 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
UNH graduate students pay an average of $29,992 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Miami ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U Miami are $41,036 a year.
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University of Rhode Island landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree ocean engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at URI are $29,774 a year.
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Ocean Engineering Related Majors for OE
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 10 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).
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