2025 Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

General Petroleum Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #127 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 51 doctor's degrees in general petroleum engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general petroleum engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general petroleum engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general petroleum engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general petroleum engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Petroleum Engineering Schools

The general petroleum engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Petroleum Engineering in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general petroleum engineering.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Petroleum Engineering

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general petroleum engineering has to look into Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general petroleum engineering needs to check out The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general petroleum engineering from The University of Texas at Austin

Best General Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general petroleum engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	309	56
Oklahoma	124	15
New Mexico	73	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Petroleum Engineering

One of 0 majors within the Petroleum Engineering area of study, General Petroleum Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.