2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for petroleum engineering majors pursuing a .
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Petroleum Engineering
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.
UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Tulsa is a great value for petroleum engineering students. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Tulsa are $45,138 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for petroleum engineering students. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for petroleum engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 per year.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M Kingsville are $25,746 a year.
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.
New Mexico Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,254 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best petroleum engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 171 |
| Oklahoma | 62 |
| New Mexico | 9 |
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Majors Related to Petroleum Engineering
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.
- 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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