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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$40,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 13 petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,500 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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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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