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Petroleum Engineering Program 2022 Average Tuition Costs

What is Petroleum Engineering program?

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
For the academic year 2021-2022, the average tuition of colleges offering Petroleum Engineering program is $30,198 for undergraduate programs and $25,860 for graduate programs. The following table shows the average tuition & fees for Petroleum Engineering programs.
2021-2022 Average Tuition & Fees of Petroleum Engineering Program
In-StateOut-of-State
Undergraduate$11,211$30,198
Graduate$11,495$25,860

Career and Salary after Completing Petroleum Engineering Program

Next jobs are possible careers after completing Petroleum Engineering major program. The average wage is based on the employment and wage data (May 2019) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The average annual wage of Architectural and Engineering Managers career is $152,930 and, for Petroleum Engineers, the average annual income is $156,780.
Petroleum Engineering Careers and its Average Wage (as of May 2021)
Job TitleHourly WageAnnual Wage
Architectural and Engineering Managers$73.52$152,930
Petroleum Engineers$75.37$156,780
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary-$112,110

Average Salary after Completing Petroleum Engineering Program

The following table shows the average earning of students three years after completing the Petroleum Engineering program by degree type. The average earning after graduation is $91,555 for bachelor's degree and $70,129 for master degree programs.
DegreeAverage EarningAverage Loan Debt
Bachelor's Degree$91,555$24,853
Master's Degree$70,129-

Schools Offering Petroleum Engineering Programs

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University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK | public, four-years
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2021-2022$7,248(in-state) $21,384(out-of-state)
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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA | private (not-for-profit), four-years
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2021-2022$61,503
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Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO | public, four-years
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2021-2022$19,538(in-state) $40,838(out-of-state)
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University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS | public, four-years
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2021-2022$11,166(in-state) $28,034(out-of-state)
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA | public, four-years
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2021-2022$11,958(in-state) $28,635(out-of-state)
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, LA | public, four-years
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2021-2022$10,346(in-state) $24,074(out-of-state)
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Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS | public, four-years
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2021-2022$9,220(in-state) $24,900(out-of-state)
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Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO | public, four-years
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2021-2022$10,813(in-state) $29,097(out-of-state)
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Montana Technological University

Butte, MT | public, four-years
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2021-2022$7,400(in-state) $22,570(out-of-state)
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, NM | public, four-years
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2021-2022$8,425(in-state) $24,254(out-of-state)

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