Petroleum Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from UAF.

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.

UAF Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

UAF Petroleum Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the petroleum engineering progam at UAF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The petroleum engineering major at UAF 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
Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	14
Best Petroleum Engineering Schools	17
Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools	23
Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in petroleum engineering from UAF. This makes it the #15 most popular school for petroleum engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from UAF. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks with a bachelor's in petroleum engineering.

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

UAF Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Petroleum Engineering from UAF in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks 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	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• General Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Geoscience 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Petroleum Engineers	660	$161,290
Architectural and Engineering Managers	440	$151,640

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.