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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor'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 Doctor'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 4 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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

Top Texas Schools for a Doctorate 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 doctor’s degree in Texas. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Full Petroleum Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in Texas. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges 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 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).

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