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Petroleum Engineering at West Virginia University

Petroleum Engineering at West Virginia University

If you plan to study petroleum engineering, take a look at what West Virginia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

WVU Petroleum Engineering Rankings

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of petroleum engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University 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 1
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Petroleum Engineering

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Petroleum Engineering 7

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Architectural and Engineering Managers 500 $139,030
Petroleum Engineers 460 $111,400

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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