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2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Getting Aid” 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general petroleum engineering program at the school. 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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Petroleum Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. 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.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s 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 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 The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Full UT Austin General Petroleum Engineering Report

#3

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 Getting Aid 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 9 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.

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.

Full Texas Tech General Petroleum Engineering Report

#7 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus General Petroleum Engineering Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a small school located in Socorro, New Mexico that handed out 2 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, 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 Getting Aid list. Texas A&M 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’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.

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#9

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

University of Tulsa ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s general petroleum engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree general petroleum engineering students with aid list, University of Tulsa has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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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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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