Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Online Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Online Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

2 Colleges
$78,630 Avg Salary
$26,706 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online petroleum engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the most popular online 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

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the most popular school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college 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.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

Explore the most popular online petroleum engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 34
Kansas 35
North Dakota 52

More Petroleum Engineering Rankings in the Plains States Region

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 2 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.