Petroleum Engineering at Stanford University

Every petroleum engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the petroleum engineering program at Stanford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953.

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.

Stanford Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

Stanford Petroleum Engineering Rankings

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There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 petroleum engineering majors earned their master's degree from Stanford. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790
Petroleum Engineers	2,290	$142,430

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 Pere Joan under License

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