Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

If you plan to study petroleum engineering, take a look at what Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 34,285. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Petroleum Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Louisiana State University Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Petroleum Engineering

Louisiana State University Petroleum Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks petroleum engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Louisiana State University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The petroleum engineering major at Louisiana State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Petroleum Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	19

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University. This makes it the #15 most popular school for petroleum engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Petroleum Engineering Graduates from Louisiana State University Make?

The median salary of petroleum engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Louisiana State University is $75,560. This is less than $80,660, which is the national average of all petroleum engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the petroleum engineering majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 94% of petroleum engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a bachelor's in petroleum engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Louisiana State University Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

The petroleum engineering program at Louisiana State University awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a master's in petroleum engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Louisiana State University also has a doctoral program available in petroleum engineering. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Environmental Engineering

Careers That Petroleum Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in petroleum engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Petroleum Engineers	1,440	$145,880
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,300	$151,220
Engineering Professors	270	$95,220

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.