2027 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in Montana
[Petroleum Engineering](/majors/engineering/petroleum-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for petroleum engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in Montana
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the petroleum engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools
Montana Tech Of The University Of Montana tops our 2027 list of the best value petroleum engineering schools in Montana. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech Of The University Of Montana is a small public university. In-state tuition and fees average $8,289, while out-of-state students pay about $26,094. Typical student debt for petroleum engineering graduates is $27,000. Soon after graduation, petroleum engineering degree recipients from Montana Tech Of The University Of Montana generally make around $69,212. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 91% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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