by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in petroleum engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at UL Lafayette was ranked #25 on College Factual's Best Schools for petroleum engineering list. It is also ranked #2 in Louisiana.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UL Lafayette paid an average of $1,004 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $432 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,407 | $19,135 |
| Fees | $4,951 | $4,951 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,144 | $11,144 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,260 | $4,260 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Petroleum Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at UL Lafayette took out an average of $28,250 in student loans. That is 15% higher than the national average of $24,667.
petroleum engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from UL Lafayette make an average of $68,499 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $66,442.
Online degrees for the UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette Online Learning page.
Women made up around 10.6% of the petroleum engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 17.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering at UL Lafayette in 2019-2020, 12.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Petroleum Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Petroleum Engineering | 47 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to petroleum engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 66 |
| Civil Engineering | 39 |
| Electrical Engineering | 44 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 132 |
*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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