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Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in New Mexico

1 College
$70,180 Avg Salary
$29,907 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 24 degrees and certificates were awarded to petroleum engineering students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #110 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in New Mexico to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

The following school tops our list of the Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges.

Best Petroleum Engineering School

Our analysis found New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to be the best school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

On average, petroleum engineering graduates from New Mexico Tech take out $29,907 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 445
Oklahoma 137

Petroleum Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 values are for the top school 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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