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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$78,630 Avg Salary
$26,706 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Petroleum Engineering 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 programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools 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. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, petroleum engineering graduates from UND take out $27,119 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at University of North Dakota

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for petroleum engineering students. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Petroleum Engineering majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $392.

Full Petroleum Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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

Full Petroleum Engineering at University of Kansas Report

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best petroleum engineering colleges 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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