Petroleum Engineering at West Virginia University

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 West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. Of the 4,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 67 of them were petroleum engineering majors.

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.

WVU Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

WVU Petroleum Engineering Rankings

The petroleum engineering major at WVU 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.

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in petroleum engineering from WVU. This makes it the #11 most popular school for petroleum engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Petroleum Engineering Graduates from WVU Make?

The median salary of petroleum engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $74,468. This is less than $80,660, which is the national average of all petroleum engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students earned a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from WVU. About 13% of these graduates were women and the other 87% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WVU Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in petroleum engineering from WVU in 2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVU also has a doctoral program available in petroleum engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Biomedical 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Architectural and Engineering Managers	500	$139,030
Petroleum Engineers	460	$111,400

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.