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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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 $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,582 people earned their degree in general petroleum engineering, making the major the 263rd most popular in the United States.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general petroleum engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 17 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 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 UT Austin are $22,886.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 27 doctorate’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 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 A&M College Station are $22,743.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Petroleum Engineering Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 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 Texas Tech are $17,530.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Houston General Petroleum Engineering Report

#5

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. New Mexico Tech 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, New Mexico Tech has also earned the #7 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 New Mexico Tech are $25,602.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

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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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