General Petroleum Engineering at West Virginia University

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year.

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.

WVU General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

WVU General Petroleum Engineering Rankings

The general petroleum engineering major at WVU 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.

General Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU General Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

8% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of general 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 general 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 General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general 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 general 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

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 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
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