Petroleum Engineering at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from Mississippi State.

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.

Mississippi State Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering

Mississippi State Petroleum Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The petroleum engineering major at Mississippi State 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
Best Petroleum Engineering Schools	15

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in petroleum engineering from Mississippi State. This is the #23 most popular school for petroleum engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at Mississippi State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the petroleum engineering majors at Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from Mississippi State. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering at Mississippi State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in petroleum engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Industrial 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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Architectural and Engineering Managers	890	$122,550
Engineering Professors	190	$102,730

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.