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Petroleum Engineering at University of Kansas

What traits are you looking for in a petroleum engineering school? To help you decide if University of Kansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's petroleum engineering program.

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.

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
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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.

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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

15% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The petroleum engineering program at KU awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

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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.

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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

25% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in petroleum engineering from KU. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

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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.

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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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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