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The bachelor's program at UW was ranked #14 on College Factual's Best Schools for petroleum engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Wyoming.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Wyoming handed out 30 bachelor's degrees in petroleum engineering. This is a decrease of 54% over the previous year when 65 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in petroleum engineering from UW. This makes it the #15 most popular school for petroleum engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 8 students received their doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering in 2021, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Petroleum Engineering majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UW go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $77,157 a year. This is less than $80,660, which is the national median of all petroleum engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UW, petroleum engineering students borrow a median amount of $24,638 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all petroleum engineering bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $27,000.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the petroleum engineering majors at University of Wyoming.
Of the 30 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in petroleum engineering from UW in 2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Wyoming with a bachelor's in petroleum engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 7 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 15 |
Other Races | 4 |
The petroleum engineering program at UW awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Wyoming with a master's in petroleum engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 0 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 72 |
Civil Engineering | 63 |
Electrical Engineering | 48 |
Chemical Engineering | 41 |
Architectural Engineering | 16 |
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