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2022 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Petroleum Engineering is the 180th most popular major in the country with 1,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, petroleum engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,730 and had an average of $24,667 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 765 petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,071 and $23,687 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in petroleum engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great petroleum engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the petroleum engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UH has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Socorro, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology are $25,602.

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#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

University of Tulsa landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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