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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges
$88,679 Avg Salary
$23,932 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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The excellent programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for petroleum engineering students. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for petroleum engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

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With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for petroleum engineering students. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for petroleum engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant 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 by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 171
Oklahoma 62
New Mexico 9

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 9 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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