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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

4 Colleges
$80,449 Avg Salary
$25,780 Avg Student Debt

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Our analysis found Mississippi State University to be the best school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized 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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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a very large public school located in the 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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Southeast Region . UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the 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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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best petroleum engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 104
Mississippi 15
West Virginia 74

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.

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