2027 Best General Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
General Petroleum Engineering degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools to find the best for general petroleum engineering students.
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Best Schools for General Petroleum Engineering in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall general petroleum engineering education in the Great Lakes Region.
Top Schools in General Petroleum Engineering
Our analysis ranked Marietta College the best school in the country for a degree in general petroleum engineering. Set in the town of Marietta, Marietta College is a small private not-for-profit institution. About 61% of students finish within six years. Marietta College awarded about 14 general petroleum engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general petroleum engineering program make about $82,205 in their early career. Marietta College graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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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