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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 1,256 people earned a degree or certificate in petroleum engineering, making the major the #227 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the petroleum engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in the United States for petroleum engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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#7

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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#9

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for petroleum engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for petroleum engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 14 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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