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2023 Most Popular Ocean Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Ocean Engineering Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Ocean Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Ocean Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Ocean Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for ocean engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Of the 9 students majoring in OE at Texas A&M College Station, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in OE at the school are women while 86% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great place for ocean engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 33% of the OE majors at the school.

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#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Florida Atlantic University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ocean engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Stevens Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ocean engineering schools in the United States. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ocean engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ocean engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

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Florida Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree ocean engineering programs. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ocean engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a large student population.

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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 9 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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