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Undergraduate Petroleum Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

Here is an overview of this program at UT Austin. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #1 out of 7 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

UT Austin Undergraduate Petroleum Engineering Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, UT Austin as a strong choice for petroleum engineering, ranked #2 out of 17 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Petroleum Engineering Schools	2 of 17
Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas	1 of 5
Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region	1 of 7

Undergraduate Petroleum Engineering Degrees at UT Austin

Here is each degree level granted in petroleum engineering at UT Austin, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	61
Master’s	20
Doctoral	19

UT Austin Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, The University of Texas at Austin conferred 61 bachelor’s degrees in petroleum engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UT Austin is among the very best schools in the country for petroleum engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1
Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	1
Best Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2

Salary of Petroleum Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Petroleum Engineering majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from UT Austin go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $111,635 a year. This is above $77,647, the median for all majors at UT Austin.

Student Debt of Petroleum Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at UT Austin, petroleum engineering students accumulate a median of $17,239 in student loans. This is below $21,285, the typical median for all majors at UT Austin.

UT Austin Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,752	$44,908

Learn more about UT Austin tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 80% of petroleum engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

The majority of petroleum engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UT Austin were White. Roughly 39% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s in petroleum engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	24
Non-Resident Aliens	11
Other Races	3

Graduate Study in Petroleum Engineering at UT Austin

This program is also offered at the graduate level at UT Austin. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Petroleum Engineering	20
Doctoral Degrees in Petroleum Engineering	19

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Reid Sullivan under License More about our data sources and methodologies.