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2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that 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.

This year’s “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general petroleum engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general petroleum engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 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 $30-$48k 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 College Station are $22,743.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is located in Socorro, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.

New Mexico Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology are $25,602.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Petroleum Engineering at University of Oklahoma

#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 $30-$48k list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general petroleum engineering students 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%.

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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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