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Petroleum Engineering at West Virginia University

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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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

WVU Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

  • 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

14% Women
Of the 7 petroleum engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WVU, about 86% were men and 14% were 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 2
International Students 5
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 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

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*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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