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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in petroleum engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Louisiana State University was $1,196 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $546 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,132 | $9,132 |
| Fees | $3,903 | $20,838 |
Louisiana State University does not offer an online option for its petroleum engineering master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Louisiana State University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 20.0% of the petroleum engineering students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.6%.
None of the petroleum engineering master’s degree recipients at Louisiana State University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Petroleum Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Petroleum Engineering | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to petroleum engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Engineering | 2 |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | 14 |
| Electrical Engineering | 4 |
| Engineering Science | 5 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.