2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 73 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California

$55,011 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Stanford is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 4 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stanford General Petroleum Engineering Report

#2

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAF are $24,287, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks General Petroleum Engineering Report

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 38 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Petroleum Engineering at University of Southern California

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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