2024 Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools in the Southwest Region
3Colleges in the Southwest Region
54Petroleum Tech Degrees Awarded
Petroleum Technology/Technician is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #780 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 54 degrees in petroleum technology/technician to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Petroleum Technology/Technician School
Your choice of petroleum technology/technician school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Petroleum Technology/Technician School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Petroleum Technology/Technician Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Petroleum Technology/Technician in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of petroleum tech degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in petroleum technology/technician. Located in the distant town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 9 petroleum technology/technician students who graduated with this degree at OSU Institute of Technology in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Houston Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in petroleum technology/technician. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #308 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Houston Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 13 petroleum technology/technician students who graduated with this degree at Houston Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in petroleum technology/technician has to check out Navarro College. Navarro College is a medium-sized public college located in the distant town of Corsicana. This college ranks 81st out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 10 petroleum technology/technician students who graduated with this degree at Navarro College in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
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Your choice of petroleum technology/technician school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Petroleum Technology/Technician School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
