Students come from diverse academic and professional backgrounds with a common goal of transitioning to ocean-related engineering careers through degrees in Ocean and Resources Engineering (ORE) at the University of Hawaiʻi (UH). Statistics from the 2011-2020 MS graduates provide a clear picture of where the students are coming from and where they are heading after graduation. Approximately 65% have undergraduate degrees from programs accredited by ABET EAC and 15% from non-ABET engineering programs at foreign institutions. Their fields of studies include Aerospace, Biomedical, Biochemical, Chemical, Civil, Geomatics, Industrial, Mechanical, and Ocean Engineering under the ABET discipline classification. The remaining 20% have Bachelor of Science degrees in Astrophysics, Global Environmental Science, Oceanography, Physics, and Political Science. This student population is culturally diverse with 60% civilians from across the US, 15% active-duty military personnel, and the remaining 25% from Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Thailand, and Turkey. Approximately 60% of the students received teaching or research assistantships from the University of Hawaiʻi, 15% were fully funded by US government or United Nations agencies, and 20% went through an internship program between ORE and local engineering companies during their graduate studies. Most interns subsequently gained full-time positions with their sponsors. Two thirds of the graduates that do not have an undergraduate engineering degree obtained employment with engineering firms. While 10% of the students received their baccalaureate degrees in Hawaiʻi and 20% were returning residents after completing their undergraduate education elsewhere, 50% found work or continued their studies in Hawaiʻi after graduation. Placement of 2011-2020 MS Graduates was: 65% in ocean-related engineering jobs, 20% in other engineering jobs, 5% in two and four-year colleges as instructors, 5% in PhD programs, 5% in non-engineering jobs or unknown occupations.