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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

5 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Petroleum Engineering is the 263rd most popular major in the country with 1,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Texas, there were 552 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 98 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general petroleum engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general petroleum engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general petroleum engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas 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. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s general petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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