2026 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Petroleum Engineering degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools to find the best for petroleum engineering students.
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Best Schools for Petroleum Engineering in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall petroleum engineering education in the Great Lakes Region.
Top Schools in Petroleum Engineering
Our analysis ranked Marietta College the best school in the country for a degree in petroleum engineering. This small private not-for-profit university is located in the town of Marietta. The six-year graduation rate is 61%. About 11 petroleum engineering degrees were awarded at Marietta College in the most recent year. Students who receive their petroleum engineering degree from Marietta College earn around $82,205 in the first couple years of their career. Marietta College graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
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