Best Schools for Petroleum Engineering

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

19
Schools
$75,450
Avg. Earnings
1,545
Graduates
#1
T

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Public

$92,124
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $84,377
Graduates: 121
Acceptance: 63.2%
#2
U

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, OK · Public

$91,017
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $78,626
Graduates: 101
Acceptance: 76.5%
#3
T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$88,723
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $87,293
Graduates: 58
Acceptance: 29.1%
#4
T

The University of Texas Permian Basin

Odessa, TX · Public

$87,532
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $88,833
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 84.5%
#5
T

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Public

$83,325
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $89,229
Graduates: 108
Acceptance: 70.9%
#6
U

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK · Private

$80,022
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $85,730
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 58.0%
#7
M

Montana Technological University

Butte, MT · Public

$78,343
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $94,544
Graduates: 69
Acceptance: 89.9%
#8
C

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO · Public

$77,213
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $94,022
Graduates: 155
Acceptance: 59.7%
#9
U

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK · Public

$75,889
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: N/A
#10
N

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, NM · Public

$75,204
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $70,180
Graduates: 59
Acceptance: 54.0%
#11
U

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY · Public

$73,949
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $77,157
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 97.4%
#12
U

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND · Public

$72,762
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $84,111
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 77.1%
#13
M

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO · Public

$72,214
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $80,601
Graduates: 45
Acceptance: 73.1%
#14
M

Marietta College

Marietta, OH · Private

$71,575
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $76,751
Graduates: 70
Acceptance: 78.6%
#15
U

University of Houston

Houston, TX · Public

$67,380
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $73,141
Graduates: 209
Acceptance: 69.5%
#16
U

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS · Public

$63,005
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $71,179
Graduates: 42
Acceptance: 88.2%
#17
U

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, LA · Public

$61,888
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $69,557
Graduates: 105
Acceptance: 88.8%
#18
W

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV · Public

$61,303
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $74,468
Graduates: 93
Acceptance: 86.3%
#19
L

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA · Public

$60,099
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $75,560
Graduates: 171
Acceptance: 74.0%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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