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2023 Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Petroleum Engineering for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s” ranking.

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 Southeast region, there were 193 petroleum engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,195 and $27,233 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great petroleum engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the petroleum engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying petroleum engineering.

Top 1 Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Petroleum Engineering for a Master’s list. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 7 masters’s petroleum engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Petroleum Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, West Virginia University supports 26,269 students, and 1,033 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 458 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,599. To help with additional expenses, 66 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

[Read full report on veteran student life at WVU]](/colleges/west-virginia-university/student-life/veterans/)

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