2025 Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools in the Southwest Region

Petroleum Technology/Technician is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #780 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest 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 63 degrees in petroleum technology/technician annually.

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• Best Overall Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools List

Petroleum Technology/Technician Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Petroleum Technology/Technician in the Southwest Region

The schools below may not offer all types of petroleum tech degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Petroleum Tech

1

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Okmulgee, OK

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

30.8% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in petroleum technology/technician. Located in the distant town of Okmulgee, OSU Institute of Technology is a public university with a small student population.More information about a degree in petroleum technology/technician from Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

2

Houston Community College
Houston, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat Houston Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in petroleum technology/technician. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in petroleum technology/technician from Houston Community College

Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	905	29
Oklahoma	565	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to Petroleum Tech

One of 2 majors within the Mining & Petroleum Technology area of study, Petroleum Technology/Technician has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Petroleum Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mining Technology/Technician	2

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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.