by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in petroleum engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 UT Permian Basin was ranked #11 on College Factual's Best Schools for petroleum engineering list. It is also ranked #4 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UT Permian Basin.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UT Permian Basin paid an average of $619 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $211 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,530 | $7,438 |
| Fees | $2,306 | $2,307 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,178 | $10,178 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,630 | $3,630 |
Learn more about UT Permian Basin 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Permian Basin in Petroleum Engineering walked away with an average of $20,250 in student debt. That is 18% lower than the national average of $24,667.
petroleum engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Permian Basin make an average of $89,672 a year during the early days of their career. That is 35% higher than the national average of $66,442.
UT Permian Basin does not offer an online option for its petroleum engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Permian Basin Online Learning page.
Women made up around 25.6% of the petroleum engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering at UT Permian Basin in 2019-2020, 23.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Petroleum Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Petroleum Engineering | 39 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to petroleum engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 55 |
*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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