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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas

6 Colleges
$93,179 Avg Salary
$22,410 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 445 degrees and certificates were awarded to petroleum engineering students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #108 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas

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

Top Texas Schools in Petroleum Engineering

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average amount in student loans that petroleum engineering majors at UT Austin take out is $15,709. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $242.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in Texas. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, petroleum engineering majors at Texas A&M College Station accumulate an average of around $20,099 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $385.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

On average, petroleum engineering graduates from Texas Tech take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 6 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Odessa.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for petroleum engineering students. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that petroleum engineering majors at UH take out is $25,000.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for petroleum engineering students. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, petroleum engineering majors at Texas A&M Kingsville accumulate an average of around $25,241 in student debt.

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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
Oklahoma 137
New Mexico 24

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

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 6 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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