2024 Best Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Petroleum Engineering isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #192 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

There was only one school in the Southeast Region to review for the 2024 Best Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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One Size Does Not Fit All

The petroleum engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Petroleum Engineering in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in petroleum engineering.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Petroleum Engineering

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

7 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in petroleum engineering has to check out West Virginia University. WVU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Morgantown.More information about a master’s in petroleum engineering from West Virginia University

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

3 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in petroleum engineering needs to look into Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Baton Rouge.More information about a master’s in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best petroleum engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Louisiana	147	3
Mississippi	145	0
West Virginia	112	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Petroleum Engineering

Petroleum Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Petroleum Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Petroleum Engineering	10

Majors Similar to Petroleum Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	1,341
Mechanical Engineering	1,124
Civil Engineering	825
Computer Engineering	623
General Engineering	560
Industrial Engineering	463
Biomedical Engineering	448
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	420
Systems Engineering	381
Other Engineering	336

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.