Petroleum Engineering at University of Kansas
KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from KU.
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.
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KU Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering
- Master’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering
KU Petroleum Engineering Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the petroleum engineering progam at KU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The petroleum engineering major at KU 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 Schools | 12 |
| Best Value Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 18 |
| Most Focused Petroleum Engineering Schools | 20 |
| 22 |
In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in petroleum engineering from KU. This makes it the #14 most popular school for petroleum engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
Earnings of KU Petroleum Engineering Graduates
The median salary of petroleum engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at KU is $71,179. This is less than $80,660, which is the national average of all petroleum engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at KU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the petroleum engineering majors at University of Kansas.
KU Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a bachelor's in petroleum engineering.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
KU Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas 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 | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
KU also has a doctoral program available in petroleum engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Environmental Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Other Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Biomedical 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.
| Occupation | Jobs in KS | Average Salary in KS |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | 1,520 | $129,220 |
| Engineering Professors | 310 | $107,820 |
| Petroleum Engineers | 150 | $118,160 |
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 Arnhem under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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