Petroleum Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Every petroleum engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the petroleum engineering program at University of Louisiana at Lafayette stacks up to those at other schools.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 30 petroleum engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UL Lafayette.

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.

UL Lafayette Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering

UL Lafayette Petroleum Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the petroleum engineering progam at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette 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 Focused Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13

Earnings of UL Lafayette Petroleum Engineering Graduates

The median salary of petroleum engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UL Lafayette is $69,557. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $80,660 for all petroleum engineering students.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 petroleum engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UL Lafayette, about 77% were men and 23% were women. The typical petroleum engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UL Lafayette since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering at UL Lafayette are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in petroleum engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UL Lafayette 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
• Systems Engineering
• General Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Petroleum Engineers	1,440	$145,880
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,300	$151,220
Engineering Professors	270	$95,220

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.