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 University of Kansas. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in petroleum engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at KU was ranked #20 on College Factual's Best Schools for petroleum engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Kansas.
Here are some of the other rankings for KU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at KU was $899 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $336 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,092 | $26,960 |
| Fees | $1,074 | $1,074 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,212 | $1,212 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,900 | $9,900 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,198 | $3,198 |
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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 KU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 9% higher than the national average of $24,667.
The median early career salary of petroleum engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from KU is $72,214 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $66,442.
Online degrees for the KU 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 KU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 13.8% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.2% of the petroleum engineering bachelor’s degrees at KU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Petroleum Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Petroleum Engineering | 29 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to petroleum engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 43 |
| Architectural Engineering | 34 |
| Chemical Engineering | 90 |
| Civil Engineering | 56 |
| Computer Engineering | 18 |
*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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