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Petroleum Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania contains two schools that offer petroleum engineering programs. University of Pittsburgh-Bradford, the highest-ranking petroleum engineering school in PA, has a total student population of 1,657 and is the 461st highest ranked school in America.

Of the 2 petroleum engineering schools in Pennsylvania, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus comes out as the most expensive ($19,056/yr), with University of Pittsburgh-Bradford as the lowest recorded at only $14,458/yr.

Petroleum Engineering students from Pennsylvania schools who go on to become petroleum engineers, engineers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 25,540 people working as petroleum engineers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $119,960.

Also, within the petroleum engineering schools in Pennsylvania, the average student population is 2,077 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from petroleum engineering, there are 10679 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,747 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $9,718, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Petroleum Engineering Programs in Pennsylvania

• Petroleum Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

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