2023 Most Popular Colleges for Petroleum Technology/Technician in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Petroleum Technology/Technician is the 780th most popular major in the country with 434 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 171 petroleum technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in petroleum technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in petroleum technology/technician.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 6 Most Popular Colleges for Petroleum Technology/Technician in the Southeast Region

1

Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana

$40,297 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,334 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and it awarded 68 ’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Petroleum Technology/Technician at Nicholls State University

2

Southwest Mississippi Community College
Summit, Mississippi

$31,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

$10,253 Average Student Debt

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Mississippi Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwest Mississippi Community College is located in Summit, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s petroleum tech degrees to qualified students.

Full SMCC Petroleum Technology/Technician Report

3

Pierpont Community and Technical College
Fairmont, West Virginia

$47,123 Average Early-Career Earnings

$16,490 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pierpont Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Southeast Region. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Fairmont, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Petroleum Technology/Technician at Pierpont Community and Technical College

4

Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever, Louisiana

$53,910 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fletcher Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Southeast Region. Fletcher Technical Community College is located in Schriever, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s petroleum tech degrees to qualified students.

Full Fletcher Technical Community College Petroleum Technology/Technician Report

5

West Virginia Northern Community College
Wheeling, West Virginia

$29,478 Average Early-Career Earnings

$11,858 Average Student Debt

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Northern Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. West Virginia Northern Community College is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s petroleum tech degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Petroleum Technology/Technician at WVNCC

6

Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, Louisiana

$36,548 Average Early-Career Earnings

$20,649 Average Student Debt

With a ranking of #6, Bossier Parish Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bossier City, Louisiana. It awarded 4 ’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Petroleum Technology/Technician at Bossier Parish Community College

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jeffrey Beall.