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2023 Best Ocean Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Ocean Engineering Doctor's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Ocean Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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

Check out the OE doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Ocean Engineering

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for ocean engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best ocean engineering schools in the United States. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great place for ocean engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great place for ocean engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Ocean Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

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Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ocean engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best schools for ocean engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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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 8 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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