Petroleum Engineering Programs

Petroleum Engineering is offered at 31 institutions across the United States. Bachelor graduates earn a median salary ranging from $77,469 to $145,353, with the highest-earning program at University of Tulsa ($145,353). The most common degree level is Bachelor (25), followed by Master (24) and Doctoral (17).

Bachelor (25) · Master (24) · Doctoral (17) · Graduate Certificate (9) · Undergraduate Certificate (3)

Bachelor (25)

Institution	State	Median Earnings	Completers
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$113,669	77
Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$114,686	68
The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$139,867	67
Colorado School of Mines	CO	$116,691	60
Texas Tech University	TX	$139,864	37
West Virginia University	WV	$91,142	37
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$103,421	32
Marietta College	OH	$99,295	27
The University of Texas Permian Basin	TX	Not reported	25
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$123,416	23
University of Tulsa	OK	$145,353	20
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	LA	$102,594	20
Mississippi State University	MS	Not reported	20
University of Wyoming	WY	$100,911	17
University of Houston	TX	$94,651	16
Montana Technological University	MT	$106,076	15
Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	$102,405	15
Texas A&M University-Kingsville	TX	$77,469	12
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	NM	$95,234	11
University of North Dakota	ND	$99,932	9
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	PA	Not reported	6
University of Kansas	KS	$97,527	5
Saint Francis University	PA	Not reported	4
University of Alaska Fairbanks	AK	Not reported	2
Texas A & M International University	TX	Not reported	2

Master (24)

Institution	State	Median Earnings	Completers
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	Not reported	32
Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$192,907	25
University of North Dakota	ND	Not reported	22
University of Houston	TX	Not reported	15
Texas Tech University	TX	Not reported	15
Colorado School of Mines	CO	Not reported	14
The University of Texas at Austin	TX	Not reported	11
University of Southern California	CA	Not reported	9
Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	Not reported	7
University of Tulsa	OK	Not reported	7
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	NM	Not reported	5
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	Not reported	4
Texas A&M University-Kingsville	TX	Not reported	4
West Virginia University	WV	Not reported	4
University of Wyoming	WY	Not reported	4
University of Kansas	KS	Not reported	3
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	Not reported	3
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	Not reported	1
Montana Technological University	MT	Not reported	1
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	Not reported	1
Stanford University	CA	Not reported	1
University of Alaska Fairbanks	AK	Not reported	0
Mississippi State University	MS	Not reported	Not reported
University of Utah	UT	Not reported	0

Doctoral (17)

Institution	State	Median Earnings	Completers
The University of Texas at Austin	TX	Not reported	16
University of North Dakota	ND	Not reported	13
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	Not reported	12
Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	Not reported	12
Colorado School of Mines	CO	Not reported	8
University of Houston	TX	Not reported	7
University of Wyoming	WY	Not reported	7
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	Not reported	6
University of Tulsa	OK	Not reported	6
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	Not reported	5
Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	Not reported	4
University of Southern California	CA	Not reported	4
Texas Tech University	TX	Not reported	3
Stanford University	CA	Not reported	2
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	Not reported	1
Mississippi State University	MS	Not reported	Not reported
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	NM	Not reported	0

Graduate Certificate (9)

Institution	State	Median Earnings	Completers
University of Kansas	KS	Not reported	5
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	Not reported	0
Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	Not reported	0
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	Not reported	0
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus	PA	Not reported	0
Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	Not reported	0
The University of Texas at Austin	TX	Not reported	0
Stanford University	CA	Not reported	0
University of Southern California	CA	Not reported	Not reported

Undergraduate Certificate (3)

Institution	State	Median Earnings	Completers
Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	Not reported	15
University of North Dakota	ND	Not reported	0
Texas Tech University	TX	Not reported	0