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

3 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for petroleum engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the most popular school in the Plains States Region for petroleum engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in petroleum engineering at the school are women while 86% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, petroleum engineering majors at UND accumulate an average of around $31,071 in student debt.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular petroleum engineering schools in the Plains States Region . KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Of the 26 students majoring in petroleum engineering at KU, 85% are male and 15% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, petroleum engineering majors at KU accumulate an average of around $24,244 in student debt.

Full Petroleum Engineering at University of Kansas Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 10% of the petroleum engineering majors at the school.

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

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 34
Kansas 35
North Dakota 52

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 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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