General Petroleum Engineering at University of Kansas

What traits are you looking for in a general 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 general petroleum engineering program.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Petroleum Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

KU General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

KU General Petroleum Engineering Rankings

The general petroleum engineering major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at KU

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

KU General Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of general petroleum engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical general petroleum engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% women. So female students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a bachelor's in general petroleum engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

KU General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of general petroleum engineering master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a master's in general petroleum engineering.

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

Careers That General Petroleum Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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

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