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General Petroleum Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

General Petroleum Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

What traits are you looking for in a general petroleum engineering school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general petroleum engineering program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Petroleum Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UT Austin General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Petroleum Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in General Petroleum Engineering

UT Austin General Petroleum Engineering Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in general petroleum engineering, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general petroleum engineering majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

18% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of general petroleum engineering master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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In the general petroleum engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in general petroleum engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That General Petroleum Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general petroleum engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Petroleum Engineers 19,260 $169,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers 12,920 $167,280
Engineering Professors 3,890 $123,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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