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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2 Colleges
$156,753 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, petroleum engineering was ranked #193 in the country. In fact 401 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the petroleum engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Petroleum Engineering

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the best school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

Full Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at West Virginia University

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best petroleum engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 10
Mississippi 0
West Virginia 7

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

Majors Similar to Petroleum Engineering

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 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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