2027 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast 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 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for petroleum engineering students.

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• Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

Best Schools for Petroleum Engineering in the Southeast Region

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the petroleum engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Petroleum Engineering

1

Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded

$56,605 Median Starting Salary

Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in petroleum engineering. This very large public university is located in the city of Baton Rouge. Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College graduates 66% of students within six years. There were roughly 22 petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the petroleum engineering program make about $56,605 in their early career. Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College graduates carry a median of $25,750 in student loans. More information about a degree in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College

2

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded

$68,913 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes West Virginia University one of the top schools for petroleum engineering. West Virginia University is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown. About 64% of students finish within six years. About 19 petroleum engineering degrees were awarded at West Virginia University in the most recent year. Petroleum Engineering graduates of West Virginia University earn a median of $68,913 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $26,000 to complete this degree. See the full petroleum engineering program report for West Virginia University

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 schools 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.