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2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 765 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree general petroleum engineering students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M College Station General Petroleum Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 17 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Read full report on General Petroleum Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech University General Petroleum Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus General Petroleum Engineering Report

#5

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 10 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080.

Read more about General Petroleum Engineering at University of Tulsa

#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

University of Houston landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Socorro, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Tech are $25,602, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Petroleum Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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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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