Boca Raton, Florida · Public
Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.5% reported program-share signal, $8,752 school-wide net price, and $56,746 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 109 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~109
- Schools with reported signal
- 14
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 66.1%
- Graduation rate
- 62.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $8,752/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $35,008
- Median debt
- $17,236
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $56,746/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.5%), school-wide average net price ($8,752), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($56,746), and peer averages from 14 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 14 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($12,493 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($7,728 below). Together, those evidence points place Florida Atlantic University in the top 14% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of Delaware Newark, DE · 0.0% reported share · $17,799 net B 
University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA · 0.4% reported share · $12,384 net B Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA · 0.1% reported share · $14,638 net B 
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI · 0.1% reported share · $15,664 net B 
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX · 0.3% reported share · $21,315 net B 
University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI · 0.8% reported share · $21,440 net B Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA · 0.0% reported share · $19,151 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Ocean Engineering accounts for 0.5% of reported programs at Florida Atlantic University, which is bigger than 71% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 109 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Florida Atlantic University's average net price is $8,752 per year, about $35,008 over four years. That is $12,493 below the $21,245 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $56,746 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,728 below the $64,474 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Florida Atlantic University #2 of 14 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.