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2023 Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$31,070 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,934 Avg Salary

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for OE students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Ocean Engineering

#1

University of New Orleans

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Orleans the best value school in the Southeast Region for ocean engineering students. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNO are $13,908 a year.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great value for ocean engineering students. UF is a very 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 10% of our Best Ocean Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

FAU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,324 in tuition and fees each year.

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$28,635 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great value 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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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Florida Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

Florida Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $43,246 in tuition and fees each year.

Florida Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Ocean Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Ocean Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U Miami are $54,760 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U Miami also is in the top 20% of our Best Ocean Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Best Ocean Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best ocean engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 10
Florida 40
Georgia 0
Louisiana 9

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 7 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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