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2022 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,582 people earned their degree in petroleum engineering, making the major the 180th most popular in the United States. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in petroleum engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality petroleum engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the petroleum engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree petroleum engineering students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

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 #1 for the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree petroleum engineering students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #5 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 Texas Tech are $17,530.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree petroleum engineering students with aid list, UH has also earned the #6 rank 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 University of Houston are $18,689.

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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 Getting Aid. 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 also took the #7 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 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology are $25,602.

Read more about Petroleum Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oklahoma 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 Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 10 doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees 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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