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2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$47,775 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Petroleum Engineering

$25,654 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Alaska Fairbanks to be the best value school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

UAF undergraduate students pay an average of $25,654 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Petroleum Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a 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 large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USC are $61,503 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 5% of our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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Best 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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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 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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