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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 171 degrees and certificates were awarded to petroleum engineering students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #79 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Texas 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.

Check out the petroleum engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for petroleum engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 22% of the petroleum engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

About 5% of the students majoring in petroleum engineering at the school are women while 95% are male.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Full Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at University of Houston

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oklahoma 62
New Mexico 9

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 4 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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