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2023 Best Value Ocean Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$30,018 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

2023 Best Value Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for OE majors pursuing a master's degree.

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.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas A&M College Station also did well on our Best Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great value for ocean engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

FAU graduate students pay an average of $18,482 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University Report

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

UF also claimed a spot on our Best Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Louisiana State University are $29,966 a year.

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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Florida Tech graduate students pay an average of $22,588 in tuition and fees each year.

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Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree ocean engineering programs. 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.

Stevens 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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University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH Manoa are $34,550 a year.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus 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 #8 on the list. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

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

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#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree ocean engineering programs. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

U Miami graduate students pay an average of $41,036 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

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 college with a large student population.

URI graduate students pay an average of $29,774 in tuition and fees each 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jplourde umaine.

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