Bachelor's degree · Engineering · CIP 14.25
Petroleum Engineering: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 25 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Petroleum Engineering, together awarding 489 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $89,188 one year after finishing and $113,667 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $25,000 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Petroleum Engineering programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 7 of 25; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Petroleum Engineering
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station · Public | TX | 91 | $96,207 | $134,066 | $17,902 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park · Public | PA | 68 | $79,009 | $101,692 | n/a |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin · Public | TX | 61 | $87,445 | $135,581 | $17,977 |
| Colorado School of Mines Golden · Public | CO | 28 | $107,179 | $127,067 | $25,000 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge · Public | LA | 27 | $99,842 | $117,373 | $27,000 |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock · Public | TX | 26 | n/a | $143,541 | $18,375 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman · Public | OK | 26 | $89,188 | $135,111 | n/a |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa · Public | TX | 17 | $100,059 | $139,125 | $29,250 |
| University of Tulsa Tulsa · Private nonprofit | OK | 15 | n/a | $144,071 | n/a |
| University of Wyoming Laramie · Public | WY | 14 | n/a | $116,694 | n/a |
| West Virginia University Morgantown · Public | WV | 14 | $87,855 | $97,740 | n/a |
| University of Houston Houston · Public | TX | 13 | $96,730 | $104,583 | n/a |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette · Public | LA | 13 | $92,902 | $110,639 | n/a |
| Marietta College Marietta · Private nonprofit | OH | 11 | $87,881 | $107,885 | $27,000 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla · Public | MO | 11 | n/a | $103,851 | n/a |
| Montana Technological University Butte · Public | MT | 10 | n/a | $123,286 | n/a |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks · Public | ND | 10 | n/a | $104,398 | n/a |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock · Public | PA | 7 | $76,175 | n/a | n/a |
| University of Kansas Lawrence · Public | KS | 6 | n/a | $105,421 | n/a |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State · Public | MS | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville · Public | TX | 5 | $67,996 | $108,259 | n/a |
| Saint Francis University Loretto · Private nonprofit | PA | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro · Public | NM | 3 | n/a | $98,785 | n/a |
| Texas A & M International University Laredo · Public | TX | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks · Public | AK | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quick facts: Petroleum Engineering
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering?
- The College Scorecard lists 25 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Petroleum Engineering.
- How much do Petroleum Engineering graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $89,188 one year after graduation (13 institutions reporting) and $113,667 five years after graduation (20 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Petroleum Engineering graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: University of Tulsa ($144,071), Texas Tech University ($143,541), The University of Texas Permian Basin ($139,125), The University of Texas at Austin ($135,581), and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus ($135,111).
- How much student debt do Petroleum Engineering graduates have?
- The median institution's Petroleum Engineering graduates leave with $25,000 in federal student loans (7 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Petroleum Engineering degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: Texas A&M University-College Station (91), Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (68), The University of Texas at Austin (61), Colorado School of Mines (28), and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (27).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Petroleum Engineering (CIP code 14.25), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.