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

9 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Southwest 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 Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Petroleum Engineering

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for petroleum engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for petroleum engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 171
Oklahoma 62
New Mexico 9

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 9 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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