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.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of petroleum engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

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	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVU Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of petroleum engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to 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	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Petroleum Engineering

Petroleum Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Petroleum Engineering	74

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

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