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2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
145 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 145 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 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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Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas 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 the Southwest Region” 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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#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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 46 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree general petroleum engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’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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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus General Petroleum Engineering Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

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 #5 for the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s general petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH General Petroleum Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a small public school situated in Socorro, New Mexico. It awarded 2 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech also made our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology are $25,602, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

University of Tulsa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’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 University of Tulsa are $24,080.

Full University of Tulsa General Petroleum Engineering Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 25 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, 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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