2023 Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oklahoma

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for General Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s” ranking.

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 Oklahoma, there were 137 general petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for General Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general petroleum engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general petroleum engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general petroleum engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for General Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for General Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oklahoma

1

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, Oklahoma

12 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for General Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 27 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #2.Among the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus]](/colleges/university-of-oklahoma-norman-campus/student-life/veterans/)

2

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

119 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for General Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 16 masters’s general petroleum engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Tulsa also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking.Among the 3,960 students enrolled at University of Tulsa, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,162. During this same period, 19 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Tulsa]](/colleges/university-of-tulsa/student-life/veterans/)

• Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
• Best General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.