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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,256 people earned a degree or certificate in petroleum engineering, making the major the #227 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in petroleum engineering at the school are women while 70% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

About 28% of the students majoring in petroleum engineering at the school are women while 72% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in petroleum engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular petroleum engineering schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in petroleum engineering at UH, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 26% of the petroleum engineering majors at the school.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

Of the 16 students majoring in petroleum engineering at UND, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for petroleum engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Of the 15 students majoring in petroleum engineering at Texas Tech, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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Colorado School of Mines ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

Women make up 21% of the petroleum engineering majors at the school.

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#10

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree petroleum engineering programs. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in petroleum engineering at WVU, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Petroleum Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 23 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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