by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Petroleum Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Petroleum Engineering is the 223rd most popular major in the country with 1,256 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, petroleum engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $83,917 and had an average of $25,780 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 31 petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Petroleum Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in petroleum engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in petroleum engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Petroleum Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Petroleum Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Petroleum Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Petroleum Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #2 spot on the list. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 21 ’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Petroleum Engineering at University of Southern California
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Petroleum Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stanford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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