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2027 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

[General Petroleum Engineering](/majors/engineering/petroleum-engineering/general-petroleum-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general petroleum engineering education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value general petroleum engineering schools.

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• Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

2027 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general petroleum engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

$10,104 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,000 Avg Student Debt

$55,939 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in general petroleum engineering, no school beat West Virginia University this year. Set in the city of Morgantown, West Virginia University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $10,104 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $28,608. Typical student debt for general petroleum engineering graduates is $26,000. Early-career general petroleum engineering graduates make about $68,913. Set against $26,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 89%.

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Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

$11,954 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,750 Avg Student Debt

$61,251 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College one of the best values for general petroleum engineering. Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $11,954, compared with $28,631 for out-of-state students. General Petroleum Engineering graduates carry a median of $25,750 in student loans. Early-career general petroleum engineering graduates make about $56,605. That is a strong return on a $25,750 median debt. Roughly 73% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.