Petroleum Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

If you are interested in studying petroleum engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Alaska Fairbanks. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received their master's degree in petroleum engineering.

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

UAF Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering

UAF Petroleum Engineering Rankings

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at UAF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the petroleum engineering majors at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

UAF Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in petroleum engineering from UAF in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• General Engineering

Careers That Petroleum Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Petroleum Engineers	660	$161,290
Architectural and Engineering Managers	440	$151,640

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.