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2023 Best Ocean Engineering Schools

13 Colleges
$61,550 Avg Salary
$24,820 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Ocean Engineering School for You

Ocean Engineering is the #256 most popular major in the country with 112 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Ocean Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Ocean Engineering Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Ocean Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Ocean Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the United States for ocean engineering students. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 3 spot on the list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Ocean Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Stevens Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best ocean engineering schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Ocean Engineering Schools list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Ocean Engineering Schools ranking. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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#8

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best ocean engineering programs. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Ocean Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best ocean engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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