General Petroleum Engineering at University of Wyoming

Every general 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 general 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 General Petroleum Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UW General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW General Petroleum Engineering Rankings

The general petroleum engineering major at UW 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.

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

General Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at UW

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

UW General Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of general petroleum engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% 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 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 general 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 General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

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

In the general 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 general 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

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 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
• Image Credit: By ProgWork1 under License

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