2026 Best Value General Ocean Engineering Schools in Rhode Island
[General Ocean Engineering](/majors/engineering/oe-ocean-engineering/general-ocean-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general ocean engineering education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for general ocean engineering students.
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2026 Best Value General Ocean Engineering Schools in Rhode Island
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general ocean engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Ocean Engineering Schools
Leading the list is University Of Rhode Island, our #1 best value for general ocean engineering in Rhode Island. University Of Rhode Island is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kingston. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $16,942, compared with $37,146 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for general ocean engineering graduates is $25,147. General Ocean Engineering graduates of University Of Rhode Island earn a median of $70,939 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $25,147 median debt. The acceptance rate is 72%.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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