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2025 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Louisiana

2 Colleges in Louisiana
79 Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
$70,564 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, petroleum engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #223 out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Louisiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 79 degrees in petroleum engineering to qualified students.

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Petroleum Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Petroleum Engineering
Master's Degrees in Petroleum Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Petroleum Engineering

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Louisiana list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Petroleum Engineering in Louisiana

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the petroleum engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Louisiana Schools in Petroleum Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
$56,605 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in petroleum engineering needs to look into Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduation, petroleum engineering degree recipients typically earn an average of $56,605 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$49,781 Median Starting Salary

University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in petroleum engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a large student population.

After graduating, petroleum engineering degree recipients usually make about $49,781 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in petroleum engineering from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 234 15
West Virginia 207 74

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Petroleum Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Petroleum Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Petroleum Engineering 79

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 391
Chemical Engineering 227
Electrical Engineering 224
Civil Engineering 222
General Engineering 135
Biomedical Engineering 132
Industrial Engineering 87
Computer Engineering 41
Engineering Science 35
Environmental Engineering 35

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