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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

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

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 445 degrees and certificates were awarded to petroleum engineering students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #108 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Texas Schools for a Bachelor's in Petroleum Engineering

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Texas. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, petroleum engineering majors at UT Austin accumulate an average of around $16,677 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $242.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, petroleum engineering graduates from Texas A&M College Station take out $21,188 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $385.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 6 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, petroleum engineering graduates from Texas Tech carry an average student debtload of $27,226.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Odessa.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that petroleum engineering majors at UH take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,681.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for petroleum engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oklahoma 137
New Mexico 24

Petroleum Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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).

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