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Texas A&M University - College Station BS in Petroleum Engineering

138 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$78,881 Average Salary
$20,000 Average Student Debt

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 Texas A&M University - College Station. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in petroleum engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Texas A&M College Station BS in Petroleum Engineering

#3 in the U.S
#2 in Texas

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Texas A&M College Station is in the top 10% of the country for petroleum engineering. More specifically it was ranked #3 out of 27 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Texas.

Here are some of the other rankings for Texas A&M College Station.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering1
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering1
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering1
Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans1
Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans1
Most Popular Colleges for Petroleum Engineering1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering1
Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans1
Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges for Veterans1
Best Value Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $30-$48k)2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $0-$30k)2
Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $48-$75k)2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $30-$48k)2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $30-$48k)2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering2
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Petroleum Engineering Graduates3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $30-$48k)3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $0-$30k)3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $0-$30k)3
Best Petroleum Engineering Schools3
Best Value Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $0-$30k)3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (With Aid)3
Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (With Aid)4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income Over $110k)4
Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $48-$75k)4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $48-$75k)5
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Petroleum Engineering Graduates5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (With Aid)6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income Over $110k)6
Best Value Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $48-$75k)6
Best Value Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (With Aid)7
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $75-$110k)7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $75-$110k)7
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Petroleum Engineering Graduates8
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering8
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering8
Highest Paid Petroleum Engineering Graduates8
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $75-$110k)10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income Over $110k)10
Best Value Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income Over $110k)11
Best Value Colleges for Petroleum Engineering11
Best Value Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $75-$110k)13
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering15
Most Focused Colleges for Petroleum Engineering15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering18

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M College Station Cost?

$12,296 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$20,000 Average Student Debt

Texas A&M College Station Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Texas A&M College Station was $1,196 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $301 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$8,395$36,849
Fees$3,901$3,677
Books and Supplies$1,222$1,222
On Campus Room and Board$11,400$11,400
On Campus Other Expenses$6,062$6,062

Learn more about Texas A&M College Station tuition and fees.

Texas A&M College Station 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. Petroleum Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M College Station took out an average of $20,000 in student loans. That is 19% lower than the national average of $24,667.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Petroleum Engineering From Texas A&M College Station?

$78,881 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

petroleum engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M College Station make an average of $78,881 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% higher than the national average of $66,442.

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Does Texas A&M College Station Offer an Online BS in Petroleum Engineering?

Online degrees for the Texas A&M College Station 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 Texas A&M College Station Online Learning page.

Texas A&M College Station Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Petroleum Engineering

138 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
16.7% Women
29.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 138 bachelor’s degrees in petroleum engineering awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 16.7% of the students who received their BS in petroleum engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 17.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.0% of the petroleum engineering bachelor’s degrees at Texas A&M College Station in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian9
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino27
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White83
International Students14
Other Races/Ethnicities4

BS in Petroleum Engineering Focus Areas at Texas A&M College Station

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Petroleum Engineering138

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to petroleum engineering.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Engineering6
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering140
Agricultural Engineering41
Architectural Engineering1
Biomedical Engineering154

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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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