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Ocean Engineering at University of Rhode Island

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Ocean Engineering at University of Rhode Island

If you plan to study ocean engineering, take a look at what University of Rhode Island has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received their master's degree in OE.

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

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

URI Ocean Engineering Rankings

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.

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 Master’s Program

43% Women
Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Ocean Engineering from URI in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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Of the students who received a OE master's degree from URI, 57% were white. This is above 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.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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