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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$78,630 Avg Salary
$26,706 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools in Petroleum Engineering

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the best school in the Plains States Region for petroleum engineering students. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 14
Kansas 9
North Dakota 24

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 3 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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