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 at Austin. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in petroleum engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UT Austin paid an average of $1,228 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $659 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,028 | $22,886 |
The median early career salary of petroleum engineering students who receive their master’s degree from UT Austin is $64,493 per year. That is 11% lower than the national average of $72,200.
Online degrees for the UT Austin petroleum engineering master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Austin Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in petroleum engineering in 2019-2020, 11.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 17.6%.
Around 11.8% of petroleum engineering master’s degree recipients at UT Austin in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 11%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 10 |
| 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 | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to petroleum engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 11 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 26 |
| Chemical Engineering | 7 |
| Civil Engineering | 79 |
| Electrical Engineering | 139 |
*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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