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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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

In 2020-2021, 25 degrees and certificates were awarded to petroleum engineering students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #273 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for petroleum engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Petroleum Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for petroleum engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 6

One of 40 majors within the area of study, petroleum engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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