2025 Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools in the Southeast Region

When it comes to popularity, petroleum technology/technician sits in the middle of the road, ranking #780 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for petroleum technology/technician students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 137 degrees in petroleum technology/technician annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools List

Pick Your Petroleum Technology/Technician Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Petroleum Technology/Technician in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the petroleum tech degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Petroleum Tech

1

Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

55 Petroleum Tech Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Nicholls State University if you want to pursue a degree in petroleum technology/technician. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in petroleum technology/technician from Nicholls State University

2

Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Petroleum Tech Degrees Awarded

22.0% Growth in Graduates

Fletcher Technical Community College is a great decision for students interested in a degree in petroleum technology/technician. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Schriever.More information about a degree in petroleum technology/technician from Fletcher Technical Community College

Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Colleges by State

Explore the best petroleum technology/technician schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	501	19
Louisiana	489	84
West Virginia	410	22

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Petroleum Technology/Technician Related Rankings by Major

Petroleum Technology/Technician is one of 2 different types of Mining & Petroleum Technology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mining Technology/Technician	4

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jeffrey Beall.

More about our data sources and methodologies.