2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, petroleum engineering was ranked #227 in the country. In fact 1,256 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for petroleum engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Petroleum Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Fairbanks the best value school in the Far Western US Region for petroleum engineering students. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.
UAF undergraduate students pay an average of $25,654 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great value for petroleum engineering students. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Stanford undergraduate students pay an average of $56,169 in tuition and fees each year.
Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great value for petroleum engineering students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Request InformationBest Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best petroleum engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 25 |
| Alaska | 6 |
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Majors Related to Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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.
- 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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