Petroleum Engineering

79 programs at U.S. colleges award 941 credentials a year in this field (CIP 14.25). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $104,823 four years after graduating.

Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
$86,761$17,23967
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
$85,795$22,83777
Marietta College
Marietta, OH
$82,205$27,00027
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
$80,460$24,85037
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
$77,400$26,50060
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
$73,821$27,0009
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
$69,670$27,75015
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX
$69,603$18,96968
Montana Technological University
Butte, MT
$69,212$27,00015
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
$68,913$26,00037
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY
$66,221$24,18817
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Odessa, TX
$61,299—25
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK
$61,223$23,00023
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA
$56,605$24,21132
University of Houston
Houston, TX
$52,295$22,23316
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
$49,781$20,50020
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, TX
$43,257—12
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
$42,865—5
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM
$42,325$24,00011

Highest-paying Master's degree programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX
$171,571—25