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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering in Louisiana

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Petroleum Engineering Major in Louisiana

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In 2020-2021, 1,256 people earned their degree in petroleum engineering, making the major the 223rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, petroleum engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $83,917 and had an average of $25,780 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 104 petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,559 and $27,350 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,076 and $0 respectively.

That schools that top this list have a program in petroleum engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Petroleum Engineering Major in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana doctor’s degree petroleum engineering students.

Top 1 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering in Louisiana

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Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Petroleum Engineering Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University

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