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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges
$88,679 Avg Salary
$23,932 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. 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.

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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools in Petroleum Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for petroleum engineering students. 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 Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the 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

The excellent programs at University of Tulsa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Southwest Region . University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best petroleum engineering programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for petroleum engineering students. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best petroleum engineering programs. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best petroleum engineering schools 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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