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Pennsylvania State University - University Park MS 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 master’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 MS in Petroleum Engineering

#151 in the U.S
#8 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. This ranking takes a number of things into account when determining a school's overall quality. Ranking factors include student and faculty diversity, average graduate earnings, and average amount of student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #151 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #8 in Pennsylvania.

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

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Penn State University Park was $1,571 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $915 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

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

Penn State University Park does not offer an online option for its petroleum engineering master’s degree program 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 Master’s Student Diversity for Petroleum Engineering

18 Master's Degrees Awarded
16.7% Women
There were 18 master’s degrees in petroleum engineering awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 16.7% of the petroleum engineering students who took home a master’s degree in 2018-2019. This is less than the nationwide number of 19.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the petroleum engineering master’s degree recipients at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 4
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MS 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 18

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 1
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 33
Agricultural Engineering 6
Architectural Engineering 45
Biomedical Engineering 8

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*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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