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Petroleum Engineering Program 2021 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 2020-2021, the average tuition costs of colleges offering Petroleum Engineering program is $30,435 for undergraduate programs and $26,806 for graduate programs. The following table shows the average tuition & fees for Petroleum Engineering programs.
2020-2021 Average Tuition & Fees ofPetroleum Engineering Programs
In-StateOut-of-State
Undergraduate$10,596$30,435
Graduate$10,849$26,806

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 2020)
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 salary after completing the Petroleum Engineering program by degree type. The average salary after completing the Petroleum Engineering program is $66,442 for bachelor's degree and $72,200 for master degree programs.
DegreeAverage Salary
Bachelor's Degree$66,442
Master's Degree$72,200

Schools Offering Petroleum Engineering Programs

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University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$9,169(in-state) $25,838(out-of-state)
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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
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2020-2021$60,275
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Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$19,100(in-state) $39,800(out-of-state)
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University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$11,166(in-state) $28,034(out-of-state)
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$11,962(in-state) $28,639(out-of-state)
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Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$8,910(in-state) $23,950(out-of-state)
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Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$10,818(in-state) $30,051(out-of-state)
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Montana Technological University

Butte, MT | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$7,397(in-state) $22,561(out-of-state)
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, NM | Public, 4 or more years
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2020-2021$8,361(in-state) $24,190(out-of-state)
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University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND | Public, 4 or more years
Tuition & Fees
2020-2021$10,276(in-state) $14,546(out-of-state)

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