Petroleum Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a petroleum engineering school? To help you decide if Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's petroleum engineering program.

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.

Penn State University Park Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

Penn State University Park Petroleum Engineering Rankings

The petroleum engineering major at Penn State University Park 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.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

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

Penn State University Park Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of petroleum engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	61
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Penn State University Park Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of petroleum engineering master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

In the petroleum engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a master's in petroleum engineering.

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

Concentrations Within Petroleum Engineering

The following petroleum engineering concentations are available at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Petroleum Engineers	880	$122,510

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 George Chriss under License

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