The main focus area for this major is General Petroleum Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Petroleum Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Texas A&M University - Kingsville. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in petroleum engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Texas A&M Kingsville was ranked #27 on College Factual's Best Schools for petroleum engineering list. It is also ranked #6 in Texas.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Texas A&M Kingsville paid an average of $1,289 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $852 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,127 | $18,158 |
Fees | $4,562 | $7,108 |
Books and Supplies | $1,244 | $1,244 |
On Campus Room and Board | $8,787 | $8,787 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,040 | $4,040 |
Learn more about Texas A&M Kingsville tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Petroleum Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M Kingsville took out an average of $23,750 in student loans. That is 4% lower than the national average of $24,667.
petroleum engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M Kingsville make an average of $71,643 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $66,442.
Online degrees for the Texas A&M Kingsville petroleum engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Texas A&M Kingsville Online Learning page.
Women made up around 8.3% of the petroleum engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 17.0%.
Around 66.7% of petroleum engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Texas A&M Kingsville in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Petroleum Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Petroleum Engineering | 12 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Architectural Engineering | 17 |
Chemical Engineering | 68 |
Civil Engineering | 92 |
Electrical Engineering | 32 |
Environmental Engineering | 11 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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