2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
Petroleum Engineering is the #227 most popular major in the country with 1,256 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for petroleum engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Petroleum Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi State University the best school in the Southeast Region for petroleum engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that petroleum engineering majors at Louisiana State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,721. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $264.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.
The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $290, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, petroleum engineering graduates from UL Lafayette carry an average student debtload of $27,355.
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Request InformationBest Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best petroleum engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 104 |
| Mississippi | 15 |
| West Virginia | 74 |
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Petroleum Engineering Related Rankings by Major
One of 40 majors within the area of study, petroleum engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Petroleum Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.