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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

2 Colleges
$73,195 Avg Salary
$27,233 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.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for petroleum engineering majors pursuing a .

Top Southeast Region Schools in Petroleum Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the best school in the Southeast Region for petroleum engineering students. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The excellent programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 10
Mississippi 0
West Virginia 7

More Petroleum Engineering Rankings in the Southeast Region

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).

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