2025 Best General Petroleum Engineering Schools
19
Colleges in the United States
1,111
General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
A degree in
general petroleum engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #379 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 19 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general petroleum engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,111 degrees in general petroleum engineering annually.
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Choosing a Great General Petroleum Engineering School
The general petroleum engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Petroleum Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall General Petroleum Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Petroleum Engineering Rankings by Degree Level
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 General Petroleum Engineering Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for General Petroleum Engineering in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general petroleum engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in General Petroleum Engineering
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
175
General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in general petroleum engineering needs to look into Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 175 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
117
General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in general petroleum engineering. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 117 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general petroleum engineering from The University of Texas at Austin
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CO
110
General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Colorado School of Mines if you want to pursue a degree in general petroleum engineering. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.
There were roughly 110 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general petroleum engineering from Colorado School of Mines
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OK
76
General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat University of Oklahoma Norman Campus if you want to pursue a degree in general petroleum engineering. University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were about 76 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general petroleum engineering from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In TX
54
General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 54 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general petroleum engineering from Texas Tech University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In ND
UND is a large public university located in the small city of Grand Forks. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UND is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general petroleum engineering from University of North Dakota
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In LA
58
General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Baton Rouge. A Best Colleges rank of #357 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Louisiana State University is a great university overall.
There were about 58 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MO
Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #259 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general petroleum engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TX
50
General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
UH is a very large public university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.
There were approximately 50 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general petroleum engineering from University of Houston
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WV
71
General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Awarded
WVU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Morgantown. This university ranks 2nd out of 25 schools for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were about 71 general petroleum engineering students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general petroleum engineering from West Virginia University
