Petrochemical Engineering Schools

Pennsylvania State University

• Pennsylvania State University offers a bachelor’s program in petroleum and natural gas engineering and master’s and Ph.D. curricula in energy and mineral engineering with a concentration in petroleum and natural gas engineering. Undergraduate studies include courses in well testing and evaluation, reservoir analysis, drilling design and production engineering. Students get hands-on experience in an oil well drilling laboratory class and a capstone design project. Undergraduate students pursuing a chemical engineering degree may minor in energy and fuels engineering. Post-baccalaureate topics include design of energy and mineral engineering systems and mineral process plant design.

  Pennsylvania State University
  Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
  110 Hosler Building
  University Park, PA 16802
  814-865-3437
  psu.edu

Stanford University

• Students at the undergraduate level at Stanford University may pursue a bachelor’s degree in energy resources engineering that gives a rounded engineering training applicable for varied career paths, while participating in research projects in petroleum engineering. Graduates prepare for the work force or to move into the master’s and Ph.D. programs in petroleum engineering. The graduate curriculum at Stanford University ranked as the No. 2 petroleum engineering program, according to the 2009 “U.S. News & World Report” survey of the nation’s best graduate schools. Courses include fundamentals of multiphase flow, gas injection processes, geothermal reservoir engineering and optimization of energy systems.

  Stanford University
  Department of Petroleum Engineering
  367 Panama St.
  Green Earth Sciences Building, Room 065
  Stanford, California 94305-2220
  650-723-4744
  stanford.edu

Texas A&M University

• The Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University offers degrees from the bachelor’s level to a Ph.D. in petroleum engineering. The master’s program tied with Stanford University for the second place spot on the “U.S. News & World Report” 2009 list of the best graduate schools in the United States. Undergraduate courses include topics in numerical methods of petroleum engineering, petroleum production systems, drilling engineering and well performance. Students have hands-on field work opportunities with a summer practice course. Students may elect to take the graduate and doctorate-level programs via online distance learning. Post-baccalaureate courses discuss transport processes in petroleum production, geostatistics and production enhancement.

  Texas A&M University
  Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering
  3116 TAMU
  College Station, TX 77845-3116
  979-845-2241
  tamu.edu