2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Petroleum Engineering is the 223rd most popular major in the country with 1,256 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in petroleum engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great petroleum engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the petroleum engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s”.
Top 19 Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.
USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California, 1,311 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. During this same period, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full USC Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.
University of Oklahoma also took the #6 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma, 12 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Oklahoma offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full University of Oklahoma Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s list. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UND also took the #7 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of North Dakota supports 13,615 students, and 796 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 395 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,112. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Dakota Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 20 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 47,090 students enrolled at UH, 1,382 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 7,642 students enrolled at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 306 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 185 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,588. To help with additional expenses, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri University of Science and Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s petroleum engineering degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 4 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying petroleum engineering list, KU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, KU supports 26,744 students, and 70 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 40 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,917. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s petroleum engineering students in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech, 1,242 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Tech University]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying petroleum engineering list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 34,285 students enrolled at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Louisiana State University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Utah ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s petroleum engineering students in 2020-2021.
U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 33,081 students enrolled at University of Utah were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full U of U Veteran Student Life Report
Colorado School of Mines landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.
Mines also took the #4 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 234 of the 6,744 students enrolled at Mines were GI Bill® students, of which 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,456. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Wyoming ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s list. University of Wyoming is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UW also took the #14 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 11,829 students enrolled at UW, 473 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 255 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,738. During this same period, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wyoming]](/colleges/university-of-wyoming/student-life/veterans/)
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.
OSU also took the #16 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,038 of the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU were GI Bill® students, of which 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. In addition to receiving other benefits, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. OSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/oklahoma-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #15, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s list. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 16 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Tulsa also took the #5 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 119 of the 3,960 students enrolled at University of Tulsa were GI Bill® students, of which 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,162. To help with additional expenses, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full University of Tulsa Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #16, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s list. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 6,813 students enrolled at UAF, 665 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,685. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Montana Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Butte, Montana, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s petroleum engineering students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying petroleum engineering list, Montana Tech has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 117 of the 1,650 students enrolled at Montana Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,336. During this same period, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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West Virginia University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 7 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 26,269 students enrolled at WVU, 1,033 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,599. During this same period, 66 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at West Virginia University]](/colleges/west-virginia-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #19, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s list. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is located in Socorro, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.
New Mexico Tech also made our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17.Of the 1,686 students enrolled at New Mexico Tech, 36 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,987. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Notes and References
References
- 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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