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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

4 Colleges
$73,195 Avg Salary
$27,233 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering 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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the most popular school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

Petroleum Engineering majors at WVU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $290, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Petroleum Engineering at West Virginia University Report

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for petroleum engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that petroleum engineering majors at Louisiana State University take out is $27,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $264.

Full Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

The excellent programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Southeast Region . UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

After completing their degree, petroleum engineering graduates from UL Lafayette carry an average student debt load of $27,700.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at Mississippi State University

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 104
Mississippi 15
West Virginia 74

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 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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