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Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

If you plan to study petroleum engineering, take a look at what Texas A&M University - College Station has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and approximately 70,418 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students received a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M College Station.

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.

Texas A&M College Station Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Petroleum Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Petroleum Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Texas A&M College Station

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Texas A&M College Station offers distance education options for petroleum engineering at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Texas A&M College Station Petroleum Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the petroleum engineering progam at Texas A&M College Station compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Texas A&M College Station 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 Basic Certificate Schools 1
Most Focused Petroleum Engineering Basic Certificate Schools 1
Best Value Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 5
Most Focused Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 9

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M College Station. This makes it the #1 most popular school for petroleum engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Petroleum Engineering Graduates from Texas A&M College Station Make?

The median salary of petroleum engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas A&M College Station is $84,377. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $80,660 for all petroleum engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at Texas A&M College Station

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the petroleum engineering majors at Texas A&M University - College Station.

Texas A&M College Station Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

18% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M College Station. About 82% were men and 18% were women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering at Texas A&M College Station are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its petroleum engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas A&M University - College Station with a bachelor's in petroleum engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 60
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Texas A&M College Station Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

30% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 43 students who graduated with a master’s in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M College Station in 2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

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In the petroleum engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas A&M University - College Station with a master's in petroleum engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Texas A&M College Station also has a doctoral program available in petroleum engineering. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 TX, the home state for Texas A&M University - College Station.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Petroleum Engineers 19,260 $169,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers 12,920 $167,280
Engineering Professors 3,890 $123,200

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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