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2023 Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$78,630 Avg Salary
$26,706 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.

The Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Colleges.

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our analysis found University of North Dakota to be the most popular school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Petroleum Engineering majors at UND take out an average of $27,119 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at University of North Dakota

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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

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The excellent programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that petroleum engineering majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology take out is $27,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $392.

Full Petroleum Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 34
Kansas 35
North Dakota 52

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 3 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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