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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools

24 Colleges
$83,917 Avg Salary
$25,780 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering School for You

Petroleum Engineering is the #193 most popular major in the country with 401 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Petroleum Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the United States. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for petroleum engineering students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Dakota is a great place for petroleum engineering students. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

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Colorado School of Mines landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular petroleum engineering programs. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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University of Southern California ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools ranking. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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Petroleum Engineering by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 24 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).

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