by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Petroleum Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Petroleum Engineering is the 223rd most popular major in the country with 1,256 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, petroleum engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $83,917 and had an average of $25,780 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 122 petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,630 and $26,706 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Petroleum Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in petroleum engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in petroleum engineering.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region petroleum engineering students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Petroleum Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 53 ’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Petroleum Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s petroleum engineering degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Petroleum Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Petroleum Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 35 ’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Petroleum Engineering at University of Kansas
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