Petroleum Engineering at University of North Dakota

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 North Dakota stacks up to those at other schools.

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and has a total student population of 13,615.

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.

UND Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

UND Petroleum Engineering Rankings

The petroleum engineering major at UND 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at UND

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

UND Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of petroleum engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 North Dakota with a bachelor's in petroleum engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UND Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of petroleum engineering master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Petroleum Engineering

The following petroleum engineering concentations are available at University of North Dakota. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Petroleum Engineering	52

Related Majors

• Architectural Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering
• Environmental 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 ND, the home state for University of North Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Architectural and Engineering Managers	410	$122,500
Petroleum Engineers	240	$124,880

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 MatthewUND under License

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