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2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$24,723 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$78,630 Avg Salary

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 Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States 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.

2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Petroleum Engineering

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND
$15,037 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of North Dakota to be the best value school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UND are $15,037 a year.

Full Petroleum Engineering at University of North Dakota Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Missouri University of Science and Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $31,099 in tuition and fees each year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Petroleum Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$28,034 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for petroleum engineering students. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 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 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.

  • 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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