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2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$47,775 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for petroleum engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the petroleum engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Petroleum Engineering

$25,654 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Fairbanks the best value school in the Far Western US Region for petroleum engineering students. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

UAF undergraduate students pay an average of $25,654 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stanford are $56,169 per year.

Stanford also made our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at Stanford University

The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USC are $61,503 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 10% of our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best petroleum engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 25
Alaska 3

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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 3 schools only.

  • 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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