2026 Best General Petroleum Engineering Schools in Colorado
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.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general petroleum engineering students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for General Petroleum Engineering in Colorado
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall general petroleum engineering education in Colorado.
Top Schools in General Petroleum Engineering
Colorado School Of Mines tops our 2026 ranking of the best general petroleum engineering schools. Located in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a moderately-sized public university. About 82% of students finish within six years. About 35 general petroleum engineering degrees were awarded at Colorado School Of Mines in the most recent year. Students who receive their general petroleum engineering degree from Colorado School Of Mines earn around $77,400 in the first couple years of their career. Colorado School Of Mines graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
