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