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2023 Most Popular Ocean Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Ocean Engineering Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Ocean Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Ocean Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for OE majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Florida Atlantic University the most popular school in the United States for ocean engineering students working on their master’s degree. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

Of the 11 students majoring in OE at FAU, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ocean engineering schools in the United States. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Women make up 44% of the OE majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ocean engineering schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in OE at the school are women while 88% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ocean engineering schools in the United States. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

About 43% of the students majoring in OE at the school are women while 57% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

About 43% of the students majoring in OE at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the OE majors at the school.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Ocean Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Women make up 20% of the OE majors at the school.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree ocean engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in OE at the school are women while 80% are male.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree ocean engineering programs. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

Women make up 50% of the OE majors at the school.

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#10

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

With a ranking of #10, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ocean engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school 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 11 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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