A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems for locating, extracting, processing and refining crude petroleum and natural gas, including prospecting instruments and equipment, mining and drilling systems, processing and refining systems and facilities, storage facilities, transportation systems, and related environmental and safety systems.
| A major in Petroleum Engineering is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 17
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Petroleum Engineering among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Butte, MT | 40
(15.2%) |  |  | |
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| | Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO | 75
(12.0%) |  |  | |
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| | Marietta College
Marietta, OH | 17
(5.6%) |  | | |
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| | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM | 8
(4.1%) |  |  | |
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| | University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK | 21
(3.7%) | | | |
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| | University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK | 45
(1.2%) | | | |
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| | The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX | 89
(1.0%) | | | |
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| | Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO | 9
(1.0%) | | | |
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| | Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX | 47
(1.0%) | | | |
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| | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA | 41
(0.9%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.