2026 Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools in Texas
Petroleum Technology/Technician degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for petroleum technology/technician students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Petroleum Technology/Technician in Texas
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the petroleum technology/technician degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Petroleum Technology/Technician
Leading the list is The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin, our #1 school for petroleum technology/technician. This moderately-sized public university is located in the city of Odessa. The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin graduates 40% of students within six years. The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin awarded about 12 petroleum technology/technician degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the petroleum technology/technician program make about $60,503 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $20,052.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 8 schools evaluated.
- 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 our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
