A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems for locating, extracting, processing and refining crude petroleum and natural gas, including prospecting instruments and equipment, mining and drilling systems, processing and refining systems and facilities, storage facilities, transportation systems, and related environmental and safety systems.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Houston | 309 | 3% | $23,225 |
| 2 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 298 | 2% | $29,506 |
| 3 | 210 | 3% | $30,360 | |
| 4 | Colorado School of Mines | 202 | 14% | $35,498 |
| 5 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 168 | 3% | $29,097 |
| 6 | University of Tulsa | 136 | 12% | $59,725 |
| 7 | West Virginia University | 132 | 2% | $23,294 |
| 8 | Texas Tech University | 125 | 2% | $24,472 |
| 9 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 124 | 4% | $25,922 |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | 122 | 1% | $26,506 |
| 11 | 122 | 1% | $36,652 | |
| 12 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 111 | 4% | $22,440 |
| 13 | Montana Technological University | 85 | 16% | $22,603 |
| 14 | University of Wyoming | 82 | 3% | $19,960 |
| 15 | Marietta College | 72 | 24% | $50,154 |
| 16 | University of Southern California | 67 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 17 | University of Kansas | 62 | 1% | $26,566 |
| 18 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 59 | 15% | $22,410 |
| 19 | The University of Texas of the Permian Basin | 52 | 5% | $20,890 |
| 20 | University of North Dakota | 44 | 1% | $22,091 |
| 21 | Texas A & M University-Kingsville | 30 | 1% | $23,285 |
| 22 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | 21 | 2% | $20,281 |
| 23 | University of Utah | 15 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 24 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 13 | 0% | $33,503 |
| 25 | 11 | 0% | $24,957 | |
| 26 | Stanford University | 5 | 0% | $71,587 |
| 27 | 5 | 0% | $24,105 | |
| 28 | Saint Francis University | 2 | 0% | $53,700 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Petroleum Engineering program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.