2026 Best Value General Ocean Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
[General Ocean Engineering](/majors/engineering/oe-ocean-engineering/general-ocean-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
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 the Southwest Region
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
Texas A And M University College Station earned the #1 spot for value among general ocean engineering schools in the Southwest Region. Set in the city of College Station, Texas A And M University College Station is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $12,995 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $40,124. Typical student debt for general ocean engineering graduates is $26,000. General Ocean Engineering graduates of Texas A And M University College Station earn a median of $71,788 early in their careers. Set against $26,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 57% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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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