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2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
511 Degrees Awarded
$11,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,582 people earned their degree in general petroleum engineering, making the major the 263rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 765 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 511 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general petroleum engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general petroleum engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general petroleum engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 138 bachelors’s general petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $11,454 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general petroleum engineering degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,317 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Tech.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $12,203 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Austin General Petroleum Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Permian Basin also made our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UT Permian Basin is $7,889 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UT Permian Basin General Petroleum Engineering Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general petroleum engineering degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $10,203 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about General Petroleum Engineering at University of Houston

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. New Mexico Tech is a small school located in Socorro, New Mexico that handed out 18 bachelors’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech also made our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico Tech is $10,924 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about General Petroleum Engineering at New Mexico Tech

#9 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,105 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M Kingsville.

Read more about General Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville

#6 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 72 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $16,675 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Petroleum Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#9

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

University of Tulsa landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also made our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $14,391 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Petroleum Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Tulsa.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full University of Tulsa General Petroleum Engineering Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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