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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas

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$156,753 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 445 degrees and certificates were awarded to petroleum engineering students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #108 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Texas 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

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 Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in petroleum engineering at Texas A&M College Station, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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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 in Texas list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 36 students majoring in petroleum engineering at UT Austin, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #3 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 city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the petroleum engineering majors at the school.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular petroleum engineering schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Women make up 13% of the petroleum engineering majors at the school.

Full Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oklahoma 137
New Mexico 24

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

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 5 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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