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

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$156,753 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Texas 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.

Check out the petroleum engineering master'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 master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 30% of the petroleum engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Women make up 28% of the petroleum engineering majors at the school.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular petroleum engineering schools in Texas. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in petroleum engineering at the school are women while 65% are male.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular petroleum engineering schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 13% of the students majoring in petroleum engineering at the school are women while 87% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular petroleum engineering schools in Texas. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools 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 5 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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