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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Petroleum Engineering

16 U.S. colleges and universities offer Petroleum Engineering at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 9 Bachelor 26 Master 24 PhD 16

Most schools offering it: Texas (7), Pennsylvania (5), Oklahoma (3), California (2), Louisiana (2), Alaska (1)

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UTA
Public

Petroleum Engineering: 21 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
53,864
Retention
97%
Programs
203
Awards 2024-25
18,937
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TAU
Public

Petroleum Engineering: 17 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
78,321
Retention
94%
Programs
266
Awards 2024-25
22,577
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UH
Public

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Petroleum Engineering: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
47,980
Retention
87%
Programs
153
Awards 2024-25
11,831
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UND
Public

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Petroleum Engineering: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
15,019
Retention
84%
Programs
154
Awards 2024-25
3,590
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TTU
Public

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Petroleum Engineering: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,757
Retention
85%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
10,998
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CSM
Public

Petroleum Engineering: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
8,044
Retention
93%
Programs
39
Awards 2024-25
2,206
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UT
Private nonprofit

Petroleum Engineering: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
3,914
Retention
92%
Programs
78
Awards 2024-25
944
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USC
Private nonprofit

Petroleum Engineering: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
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UW
Public

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Petroleum Engineering: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
10,813
Retention
80%
Programs
153
Awards 2024-25
2,881
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SU
Private nonprofit

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Petroleum Engineering
PhD

Students
18,625
Retention
98%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,803
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