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Pennsylvania State University - University Park BS in Petroleum Engineering

The main focus area for this major is General Petroleum Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Petroleum Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in petroleum engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park BS in Petroleum Engineering

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The petroleum engineering major at Penn State University Park is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Petroleum Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Petroleum Engineering Graduates 10
Most Popular Colleges for Petroleum Engineering 14
Most Focused Colleges for Petroleum Engineering 23

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Petroleum Engineering from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,437 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $726 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Penn State University Park Petroleum Engineering BS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State University Park in Petroleum Engineering walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 9% higher than the national average of $24,667.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Petroleum Engineering From Penn State University Park?

$65,500 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

petroleum engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State University Park make an average of $65,500 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $66,442.

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Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online BS in Petroleum Engineering?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park petroleum engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Petroleum Engineering

64 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
10.9% Women
15.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 64 students received their bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 10.9% of the students who received their BS in petroleum engineering in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 15.6% of the petroleum engineering bachelor’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 17
International Students 35
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

BS in Petroleum Engineering Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Petroleum Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Petroleum Engineering 64

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 133
Agricultural Engineering 50
Architectural Engineering 87
Biomedical Engineering 102
Chemical Engineering 228

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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