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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$156,753 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering Master'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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the most popular school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in petroleum engineering at Mines, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

About 33% of the students majoring in petroleum engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montana Technological University is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best petroleum engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 86
Utah 3
Montana 34
Wyoming 41

One of 40 majors within the area of study, petroleum engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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