Petroleum Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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.

UT Austin Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Petroleum Engineering Rankings

The petroleum engineering major at UT Austin 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.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of petroleum engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in petroleum engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	28
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UT Austin Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of petroleum engineering master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

In the petroleum engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in petroleum engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Petroleum Engineering

The following petroleum engineering concentations are available at The University of Texas at Austin. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Petroleum Engineering	123

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Materials 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

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.

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

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