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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools

21 Colleges
$83,917 Avg Salary
$25,780 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering School for You

Petroleum Engineering is the #193 most popular major in the country with 401 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Petroleum Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Petroleum Engineering Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Petroleum Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Petroleum Engineering Schools ranking. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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Montana Technological University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Petroleum Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Petroleum Engineering Schools ranking. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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With a ranking of #9, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for petroleum engineering students. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Petroleum Engineering Schools list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Petroleum Engineering by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Petroleum Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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