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2024 Best General Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas

6 Colleges in Texas
468 General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
A degree in general petroleum engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #379 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general petroleum engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 468 degrees in general petroleum engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Petroleum Engineering School

Best General Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas Your choice of general petroleum engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Petroleum Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in General Petroleum Engineering
Master's Degrees in General Petroleum Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in General Petroleum Engineering

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Petroleum Engineering Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Petroleum Engineering in Texas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general petroleum engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Texas Schools in General Petroleum Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
195 General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded

Texas A&M University - College Station is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general petroleum engineering. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 195 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
123 General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general petroleum engineering has to take a look at The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were roughly 123 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
50 General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Texas Tech University if you want to pursue a degree in general petroleum engineering. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were about 50 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
56 General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Houston is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general petroleum engineering. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 56 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

Located in the midsize city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 50th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 28 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Permian Basin in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 76th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 16 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M Kingsville in the most recent data year.

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Best General Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Oklahoma 565 136
New Mexico 416 24

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