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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas

5 Colleges
$93,179 Avg Salary
$22,410 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 171 degrees and certificates were awarded to petroleum engineering students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #79 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas

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

Top Texas Schools in Petroleum Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in Texas for petroleum engineering students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for petroleum engineering students. 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

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for petroleum engineering students. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in Texas. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oklahoma 62
New Mexico 9

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 5 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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