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

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in petroleum engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #163 out of 326 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of petroleum engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 42 master's degrees in petroleum engineering to qualified students.

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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 Master’s Students to Study Petroleum Engineering in California

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

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

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

38 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a master's degree in petroleum engineering. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in petroleum engineering in California.

After graduating, petroleum engineering master's recipients typically make around $72,200 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in petroleum engineering from University of Southern California

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA

4 Annual Master'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 master's degree in petroleum engineering. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in petroleum engineering in California. More information about a master’s in petroleum engineering from Stanford University

Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Alaska	53	6

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	1,907
Computer Engineering	1,297
Civil Engineering	1,002
Mechanical Engineering	985
Biomedical Engineering	506
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	330
Other Engineering	292
Operations Research	262
Systems Engineering	252
General Engineering	241

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.