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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
145 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 145 petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in petroleum engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent petroleum engineering programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s petroleum engineering degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree petroleum engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’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 Texas Tech are $17,530.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full OSU Petroleum Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree petroleum engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified masters’s petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston Petroleum Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. New Mexico Tech is a small school located in Socorro, New Mexico that handed out 2 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech also made our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Tech are $25,602, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Petroleum Engineering Report

#7

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.

University of Tulsa also took the #3 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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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#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s petroleum engineering degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’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 University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

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#9 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’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 Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066.

Read more about Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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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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