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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

5 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Texas, there were 552 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 98 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

#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 Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 46 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s general petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” 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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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s general petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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