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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas

5 Colleges
$93,179 Avg Salary
$22,410 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular 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 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. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

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 Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for petroleum engineering students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at University of Houston

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report

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 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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