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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree 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 master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in petroleum engineering at Texas A&M College Station, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular petroleum engineering schools in the United States. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 36 students majoring in petroleum engineering at UT Austin, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in petroleum engineering at University of Oklahoma, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular petroleum engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the petroleum engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in petroleum engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

Women make up 19% of the petroleum engineering majors at the school.

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#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

With a ranking of #6, University of Tulsa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree petroleum engineering programs. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Women make up 13% of the petroleum engineering majors at the school.

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Colorado School of Mines landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree petroleum engineering programs. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

About 21% of the students majoring in petroleum engineering at the school are women while 79% are male.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

Women make up 43% of the petroleum engineering majors at the school.

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Petroleum Engineering by Region

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Region
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 23 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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