2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering in Louisiana

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #138 out of 338 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of petroleum engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 127 bachelor's degrees in petroleum engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for petroleum engineering.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Petroleum Engineering in Louisiana

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for petroleum engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Petroleum Engineering Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

80 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering needs to take a look at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in petroleum engineering in Louisiana.

Those petroleum engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College make $3,150 more than the average petroleum engineering graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

47 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In LA

$46,200 Median Salary

University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a popular choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering. UL Lafayette is a large public university located in the city of Lafayette. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in petroleum engineering in Louisiana.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the petroleum engineering program make an average of $46,200 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in petroleum engineering from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	158	17
West Virginia	142	103

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Rankings in Majors Related to Petroleum Engineering

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Petroleum Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Petroleum Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	467
Chemical Engineering	242
Civil Engineering	236
Electrical Engineering	186
Biomedical Engineering	146
General Engineering	94
Industrial Engineering	79
Environmental Engineering	26
Computer Engineering	17
Other Engineering	17

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.