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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

4 Colleges
$80,449 Avg Salary
$25,780 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Petroleum Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the petroleum engineering bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the most popular school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

About 13% of the students majoring in petroleum engineering at the school are women while 87% are male.

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Full Petroleum Engineering at West Virginia University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in petroleum engineering at Louisiana State University, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Petroleum Engineering majors at Louisiana State University take out an average of $25,721 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $264.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 3 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

Of the 30 students majoring in petroleum engineering at UL Lafayette, 77% are male and 23% are female.

On average, petroleum engineering graduates from UL Lafayette take out $27,355 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Petroleum Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette Report

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

Full Petroleum Engineering at Mississippi State University Report

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best petroleum engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 104
Mississippi 15
West Virginia 74

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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