2025 Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

a doctor's degree in petroleum engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #104 out of 306 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 looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 57 doctor's degrees in petroleum engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to petroleum engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of petroleum engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for petroleum engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized petroleum engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for petroleum engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Petroleum Engineering in Texas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in petroleum engineering.

Top Texas Schools for a Doctorate in Petroleum Engineering

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

24 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in petroleum engineering. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.More information about a doctorate in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

21 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in petroleum engineering. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a doctorate in petroleum engineering from The University of Texas at Austin

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oklahoma	92	15
New Mexico	59	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Petroleum Engineering

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

Petroleum Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Petroleum Engineering	57

Most Popular Majors Related to Petroleum Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	178
Electrical Engineering	162
Civil Engineering	109
Chemical Engineering	108
Biomedical Engineering	100
Materials Engineering	93
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	77
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	36
Industrial Engineering	36
Computer Engineering	33

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.