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2023 Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$34,994 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,550 Avg Salary

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 Value Ocean Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for OE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Ocean Engineering Schools

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Ocean Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for ocean engineering students. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

UD undergraduate students pay an average of $36,880 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UD also is in the top 15% of our Best Ocean Engineering Schools ranking.

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#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA
$13,908 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Orleans is a great value for ocean engineering students. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNO are $13,908 per year.

Full Ocean Engineering at University of New Orleans Report

#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great value for ocean engineering students. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF are $28,659 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 15% of our Best Ocean Engineering Schools ranking.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
$17,324 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FAU are $17,324 per year.

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$28,635 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ocean engineering students. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Louisiana State University are $28,635 a year.

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#7

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA
$30,960 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ocean engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Old Dominion are $30,960 per year.

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$43,246 Average Tuition & Fees

Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for ocean engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida Tech are $43,246 per year.

Read full report on Ocean Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology

Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value ocean engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stevens are $56,920 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Stevens also is in the top 15% of our Best Ocean Engineering Schools ranking.

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$37,202 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ocean engineering students. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNH are $37,202 per year.

Full Ocean Engineering at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

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.

  • 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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