Petroleum Engineering at University of Wyoming

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Wyoming stacks up to those at other schools.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829.

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.

UW Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW Petroleum Engineering Rankings

The petroleum engineering major at UW 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 UW

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

UW Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

18% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of petroleum engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women. The typical petroleum engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% women. So female students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UW Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of petroleum engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the petroleum engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Petroleum Engineering

If you plan to be a petroleum engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wyoming. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Petroleum Engineering	41

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Petroleum Engineers	460	$115,250
Architectural and Engineering Managers	180	$130,590
Engineering Professors	110	$97,480

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
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