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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Petroleum Engineering is the 180th most popular major in the country with 1,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, petroleum engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,730 and had an average of $24,667 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 765 petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,071 and $23,687 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in petroleum engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality petroleum engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the petroleum engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 27 doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school situated in Socorro, New Mexico. It awarded 3 doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree petroleum engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, New Mexico Tech has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Tech are $25,602, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Tulsa, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Petroleum Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s petroleum engineering degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

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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).
  • 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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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.

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