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Petroleum Engineering at University of Southern California

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Petroleum Engineering at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

USC Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

USC Petroleum Engineering Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

26% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in petroleum engineering from USC. About 26% of these graduates were women and the other 74% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790
Petroleum Engineers 2,290 $142,430

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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