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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

4 Colleges
$88,574 Avg Salary
$27,110 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Petroleum Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for petroleum engineering students. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for petroleum engineering students. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 22
Utah 3
Montana 3
Wyoming 11

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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 4 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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