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Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the most popular school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in petroleum engineering at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Petroleum Engineering at University of Kansas Report

Out of the 2 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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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 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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