by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended General Petroleum Engineering Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,256 people earned their degree in general petroleum engineering, making the major the 379th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 193 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Petroleum Engineering Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general petroleum engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general petroleum engineering programs in the United States.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended General Petroleum Engineering Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree general petroleum engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended General Petroleum Engineering Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia University General Petroleum Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Petroleum Engineering Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 3 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Petroleum Engineering Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 15 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on General Petroleum Engineering at Mississippi State University
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