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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

4 Colleges
$156,753 Avg Salary

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

Petroleum Engineering is the #227 most popular major in the country with 1,256 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Petroleum Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Montana Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best petroleum engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 86
Utah 3
Montana 34
Wyoming 41

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 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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