Petroleum Engineering

STEM • Engineering

What is it about?

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.

Numbers at a glance

240th
Popular nationwide
261
Search Rank on O's List
24
Colleges offer it
1,703
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
1,421
Women
282

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O's Insights on Petroleum Engineering

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 91% of graduates come from public universities.