2024 Best General Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools
20
Colleges in the United States
264
Master's Degrees
a master's degree in
general petroleum engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #331 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 20 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general petroleum engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 264 master's degrees in general petroleum engineering to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great General Petroleum Engineering School for Your Master's Degree
The general petroleum engineering master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general petroleum engineering students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of general petroleum engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general petroleum engineering related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general petroleum engineering students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank General Petroleum Engineering Schools
The general petroleum engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools.