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

9 Colleges
$156,753 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, petroleum engineering was ranked #227 in the country. In fact 1,256 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for petroleum engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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

Full Petroleum Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school 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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. 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.

Full Petroleum Engineering at University of Houston Report

#5

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the # 5 spot 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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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #6, 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 very large public school located in the 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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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

Of the 7 students majoring in petroleum engineering at New Mexico Tech, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for petroleum engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 445
Oklahoma 137
New Mexico 24

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 9 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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