Most Focused Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
Petroleum Engineering is available at many schools, but only at some does it account for a large share of the degrees the school grants. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on petroleum engineering — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
College Factual ranked the 9 petroleum engineering schools in the Southwest Region by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Most Focused Schools for Petroleum Engineering in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most focused on petroleum engineering in the Southwest Region, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
Most Focused Petroleum Engineering Schools
The most focused school in the country for petroleum engineering is University Of Tulsa. University Of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa. Petroleum Engineering accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 43 graduates in the most recent year.
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New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology ranks #2 for petroleum engineering by degree focus. Set in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology is a public institution. Petroleum Engineering accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year.
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The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin ranks #3 for petroleum engineering by degree focus. The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin is a public school located in the city of Odessa. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in petroleum engineering, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #4 makes University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus one of the most focused schools for petroleum engineering. University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public school located in the suburb of Norman. About 0.7% of the degrees University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus awards are in petroleum engineering, or about 51 graduates in the most recent year.
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Texas A And M University College Station is one of the most focused petroleum engineering schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Set in the city of College Station, Texas A And M University College Station is a public institution. Petroleum Engineering accounts for around 0.7% of the degrees granted here, or about 141 graduates in the most recent year.
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The University Of Texas At Austin placed #6 for petroleum engineering by degree focus. Set in the city of Austin, The University Of Texas At Austin is a public institution. Petroleum Engineering accounts for around 0.6% of the degrees granted here, or about 100 graduates in the most recent year.
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Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot among the most focused petroleum engineering schools. Set in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech University is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in petroleum engineering, or about 49 graduates in the most recent year.
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Texas A And M University Kingsville comes in at #8 for petroleum engineering focus this year. Texas A And M University Kingsville is a public school located in the town of Kingsville. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in petroleum engineering, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Houston placed #9 for petroleum engineering by degree focus. Set in the city of Houston, University Of Houston is a public institution. Petroleum Engineering accounts for around 0.3% of the degrees granted here, or about 28 graduates in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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.
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