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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges for Veterans in Utah

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$31,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Petroleum Engineering

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Petroleum Engineering” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Utah, there were 3 petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent petroleum engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the petroleum engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Petroleum Engineering” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Petroleum Engineering

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah vets studying petroleum engineering.

Top 1 Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges for Veterans in Utah

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Petroleum Engineering list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 3 ’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

U of U also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 33,081 students enrolled at U of U, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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 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 89%.

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