2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering in California

A doctor's degree in petroleum engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #108 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 8 doctor's degrees in petroleum engineering to qualified students.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for petroleum engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Petroleum Engineering in California

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for petroleum engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Petroleum Engineering Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Stanford University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in petroleum engineering. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in petroleum engineering in California. More information about a doctorate in petroleum engineering from Stanford University

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Southern California is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in petroleum engineering. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in petroleum engineering in California. More information about a doctorate in petroleum engineering from University of Southern California

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Rankings in Majors Related to Petroleum Engineering

Petroleum Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	350
Mechanical Engineering	225
Biomedical Engineering	164
Civil Engineering	139
Chemical Engineering	116
Materials Engineering	84
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	37
Other Engineering	32
Computer Engineering	29
Engineering Physics	22

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.