by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study petroleum engineering. at the Master’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. This ranking highlights 7 schools that stand out for veteran petroleum engineering. students, using our 2026 methodology.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. So you can compare your options, College Factual analyzed colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Here are the top-ranked petroleum engineering. colleges for veterans:
Leading the list is Texas Tech University, our #1 petroleum engineering. college for veterans. Texas Tech University scores 84.8 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about petroleum engineering. at Texas Tech University
A rank of #2 makes Colorado School of Mines one of the top petroleum engineering. colleges for veteran students. Colorado School of Mines scores 84.0 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full petroleum engineering. report for Colorado School of Mines
A rank of #3 makes Texas A&M University-College Station one of the top petroleum engineering. colleges for veteran students. It scores 82.5 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about petroleum engineering. at Texas A&M University-College Station
A rank of #4 makes University of North Dakota one of the top petroleum engineering. colleges for veteran students. It scores 77.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full petroleum engineering. report for University of North Dakota
A rank of #5 makes The University of Texas at Austin one of the top petroleum engineering. colleges for veteran students. The school's overall veterans score is 76.8 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full petroleum engineering. report for The University of Texas at Austin
University of Houston landed the #6 spot for veterans pursuing petroleum engineering.. University of Houston scores 75.5 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full petroleum engineering. report for University of Houston
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus came in at #7 for veteran petroleum engineering. students this year. University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus scores 74.3 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full petroleum engineering. report for University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
Our ranking weighs the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying petroleum engineering.: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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