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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas

7 Colleges
$93,179 Avg Salary
$22,410 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering 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.

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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Texas 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for petroleum engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, petroleum engineering graduates from Texas A&M College Station carry an average student debt load of $20,099. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $385.

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

On average, petroleum engineering graduates from UT Austin take out $15,709 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $242.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, petroleum engineering majors at UH accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

After completing their degree, petroleum engineering graduates from Texas Tech carry an average student debt load of $26,000.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a great place for petroleum engineering students. UT Permian Basin is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Odessa.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for petroleum engineering students. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, petroleum engineering graduates from Texas A&M Kingsville carry an average student debt load of $25,241.

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Texas A&M International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.

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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 7 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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