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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in California

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Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering 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 Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges.

Top California Schools in Petroleum Engineering

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in California for petroleum engineering students. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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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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