Petroleum Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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

University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and approximately 27,772 students attend the school each year.

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.

University of Oklahoma Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Oklahoma Petroleum Engineering Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at University of Oklahoma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the petroleum engineering majors at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

University of Oklahoma Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of petroleum engineering master's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

In the petroleum engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Petroleum Engineering

The following petroleum engineering concentations are available at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Petroleum Engineering	39

Related Majors

• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental 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 OK, the home state for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,980	$137,560
Petroleum Engineers	1,980	$146,990
Engineering Professors	470	$95,790

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 Nicholas Benson under License

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