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Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

4 Colleges
$73,195 Avg Salary
$27,233 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for petroleum engineering majors pursuing a .

Top Southeast Region Schools in Petroleum Engineering

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Our analysis found Mississippi State University to be the best school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great place for petroleum engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Petroleum Engineering majors at Louisiana State University take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $264.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

Petroleum Engineering majors at WVU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $290, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 4 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

Petroleum Engineering majors at UL Lafayette take out an average of $27,700 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 104
Mississippi 15
West Virginia 74

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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 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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