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Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for petroleum engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the most popular school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

Women make up 14% of the petroleum engineering majors at the school.

Full Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at Mississippi State University

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best petroleum engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 10
Mississippi 0
West Virginia 7

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 2 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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