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2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Petroleum Engineering is the 263rd most popular major in the country with 1,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 765 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general petroleum engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general petroleum engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general petroleum engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read more about General Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Read more about General Petroleum Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech General Petroleum Engineering Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Socorro, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Tech are $25,602.

Full New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology General Petroleum Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 13 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma General Petroleum Engineering Report

#7

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

University of Tulsa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 10 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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