2027 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in Oklahoma

[General Petroleum Engineering](/majors/engineering/petroleum-engineering/general-petroleum-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general petroleum engineering education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for general petroleum engineering students.
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2027 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in Oklahoma
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general petroleum engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools
University Of Tulsa earned the #1 spot for value among general petroleum engineering schools in Oklahoma. University Of Tulsa is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa. Students from in state pay about $49,546 in tuition and fees. General Petroleum Engineering graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, general petroleum engineering degree recipients from University Of Tulsa generally make around $62,482. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 62% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus earned it the #2 place for general petroleum engineering. Set in the suburb of Norman, University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $9,797, compared with $27,377 for out-of-state students. General Petroleum Engineering graduates carry a median of $24,625 in student loans. General Petroleum Engineering graduates of University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus earn a median of $61,223 early in their careers. Set against $24,625 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 77% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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.