2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor'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 Value Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for petroleum engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Petroleum Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for petroleum engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi State are $24,900 per year.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVU are $25,824 per year. 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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value petroleum engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana State University are $28,635 per year. The average amount in student loans that petroleum engineering majors at Louisiana State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,721. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $264.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Louisiana State University also is in the top 20% of our Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great value for petroleum engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.
UL Lafayette undergraduate students pay an average of $24,074 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, petroleum engineering graduates from UL Lafayette carry an average student debtload of $27,355.
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Request InformationBest Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best petroleum engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 104 |
| Mississippi | 15 |
| West Virginia | 74 |
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Petroleum Engineering Related Majors for Petroleum Engineering
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.
- 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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