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2024 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Louisiana

2 Colleges in Louisiana
79 Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
$72,559 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, petroleum engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #223 out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Louisiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 degrees in petroleum engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Petroleum Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Petroleum Engineering
Master's Degrees in Petroleum Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Petroleum Engineering

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Louisiana list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Petroleum Engineering in Louisiana

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the petroleum engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Louisiana Schools in Petroleum Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
$75,560 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in petroleum engineering has to check out Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population.

Petroleum Engineering degree recipients from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College earn a boost of about $3,002 above the average earnings of petroleum engineering majors.

More information about a degree in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$69,557 Median Starting Salary
$20,500 Median Student Debt

University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in petroleum engineering. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the petroleum engineering program state that they receive average early career wages of $69,557.

More information about a degree in petroleum engineering from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Mississippi23415
West Virginia20774

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Petroleum Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Petroleum Engineering Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
General Petroleum Engineering79

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering391
Chemical Engineering227
Electrical Engineering224
Civil Engineering222
General Engineering135
Biomedical Engineering132
Industrial Engineering87
Computer Engineering41
Engineering Science35
Environmental Engineering35

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