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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

3 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master'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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Petroleum Engineering

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the best school in the Plains States Region for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at University of North Dakota

The excellent master’s degree programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Petroleum Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Full Petroleum Engineering at University of Kansas Report

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best petroleum engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 34
Kansas 35
North Dakota 52

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

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 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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