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 University of Wyoming. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in petroleum engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at UW was ranked #22 on College Factual's Best Schools for petroleum engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Wyoming.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UW was $603 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $145 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $3,480 | $14,472 |
Fees | $1,441 | $1,441 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,615 | $10,615 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,184 | $3,184 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Petroleum Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at UW took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 26% higher than the national average of $24,667.
The median early career salary of petroleum engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW is $75,047 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $66,442.
Online degrees for the UW 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 UW Online Learning page.
About 20.0% of the students who received their BS in petroleum engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.0%.
Around 9.2% of petroleum engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at UW in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 19 |
International Students | 36 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
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 | 65 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Architectural Engineering | 19 |
Chemical Engineering | 29 |
Civil Engineering | 60 |
Computer Engineering | 11 |
Electrical Engineering | 24 |
*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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