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Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$46,900 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Ocean Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, ocean engineering was ranked #256 in the country. In fact 112 degrees and certificates were handed out 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 Value Ocean Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Ocean Engineering

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best value school for ocean engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year.

UD also claimed a spot on our Best Ocean Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stevens Institute of Technology is a great value for ocean engineering students. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Stevens excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ocean Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Best Ocean Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best ocean engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 8
Delaware 1

More Ocean Engineering Rankings in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 2 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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