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Major Overview for Petroleum Engineering

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Overview for Petroleum Engineering

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.

Careers for Petroleum Engineering Majors

A major in Petroleum Engineering is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Petroleum Engineering

Top 16 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Petroleum Engineering among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
74
(0.9%)
Moderately Selective$17,046
Texas A & M University
College Station, TX
70
(0.9%)
Minimally Selective$14,971
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
64
(12.2%)
Moderately Selective$18,700
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
44
(0.9%)
Minimally Selective$14,067
Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Butte, MT
34
(13.0%)
Minimally Selective$12,370
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK
34
(0.9%)
Minimally Selective$14,675
Marietta College
Marietta, OH
25
(9.8%)
Minimally Selective$32,912
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
22
(0.5%)
Minimally Selective$12,895
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
20
(4.0%)
Moderately Selective$30,899
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
19
(0.5%)
Highly Selective$12,668
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.