by our College Data Analytics Team
Petroleum Engineering is a popular field of study at colleges across the country, including schools where students can earn the degree primarily online. To top this list, a school graduates more petroleum engineering students than other online colleges offering the major.
College Factual ranked the 5 petroleum engineering schools in the United States by the number of degrees they award each year.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for petroleum engineering majors in the United States, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Leading the list of the most popular petroleum engineering schools is University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus. Set in the suburb of Norman, University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution. This school awarded about 19 petroleum engineering degrees in the most recent year. See more about petroleum engineering at University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus
A rank of #2 makes University Of North Dakota one of the most popular schools for petroleum engineering. Set in the city of Grand Forks, University Of North Dakota is a public institution. This school awarded about 18 petroleum engineering degrees in the most recent year. Read the full petroleum engineering report for University Of North Dakota
University Of Houston is one of the most popular petroleum engineering schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Houston, University Of Houston is a public university. This school awarded about 9 petroleum engineering degrees in the most recent year. See more about petroleum engineering at University Of Houston
University Of Southern California is one of the most popular petroleum engineering schools, landing the #4 spot this year. University Of Southern California is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. University Of Southern California graduated around 8 petroleum engineering students in the most recent data year. See more about petroleum engineering at University Of Southern California
University Of Kansas came in at #5 on our list of the most popular petroleum engineering schools. Located in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a public university. University Of Kansas graduated around 2 petroleum engineering students in the most recent data year. See more about petroleum engineering at University Of Kansas
This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
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