2024 Best General Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in general petroleum engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #331 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 master's degrees in general petroleum engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Petroleum Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general petroleum engineering.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in General Petroleum Engineering

1

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Colorado School of Mines if you want to pursue a master's degree in general petroleum engineering. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general petroleum engineering from Colorado School of Mines

2

Montana Technological University
Butte, MT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Montana Technological University is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in general petroleum engineering. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in general petroleum engineering from Montana Technological University

3

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Wyoming if you want to pursue a master's degree in general petroleum engineering. UW is a large public university located in the remote town of Laramie.More information about a master’s in general petroleum engineering from University of Wyoming

4

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Utah if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general petroleum engineering. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.More information about a master’s in general petroleum engineering from University of Utah

Best General Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general petroleum engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	317	14
Utah	287	3
Montana	123	3
Wyoming	57	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Petroleum Engineering

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Notes and References

• 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.
• 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.