2025 Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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 reviewed 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general petroleum engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 38 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 full 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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Petroleum Engineering in Texas

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

Top Texas 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 take a look at 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 very 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

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

Best General Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
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.