2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

Petroleum Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #108 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 doctor's degrees in petroleum engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Petroleum Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in petroleum engineering.

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

1

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Colorado School of Mines if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in petroleum engineering. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in petroleum engineering in Colorado. More information about a doctorate in petroleum engineering from Colorado School of Mines

2

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WY

#1 Best Quality In WY

University of Wyoming is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in petroleum engineering. UW is a fairly large public university located in the town of Laramie. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in petroleum engineering in Wyoming. More information about a doctorate in petroleum engineering from University of Wyoming

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the most popular petroleum engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	115	6
Wyoming	32	2

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Petroleum Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Petroleum Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	86
Mechanical Engineering	69
Civil Engineering	65
Chemical Engineering	52
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	21
Materials Engineering	19
General Engineering	17
Geoscience Engineering	16
Metallurgical Engineering	16
Biomedical Engineering	15

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.