2026 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in Colorado
[General Petroleum Engineering](/majors/engineering/petroleum-engineering/general-petroleum-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general petroleum engineering education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value general petroleum engineering schools.
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2026 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in Colorado
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general petroleum engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools
For return on investment in general petroleum engineering, no school beat Colorado School Of Mines this year. Located in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a moderately-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $21,914 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $45,824. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the general petroleum engineering program here. Early-career general petroleum engineering graduates make about $77,400. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 61% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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