Petroleum Engineer Schools in Texas

Texas Tech University defines petroleum engineering as "the practical application of the basic and physical sciences of mathematics, geology, physics, and chemistry and all of the engineering sciences to the discovery, development, and production, and transportation of petroleum." U.S. Energy Information Administration statistics show that Texas produces the most petroleum of any state in America, and petroleum engineering students in Texas will benefit from quality classes as well as the opportunity for experience in the field.
  1. Texas A&M University

    • Texas A&M has campuses in College Station and Kingsville, Texas. The university offers petroleum engineering program at the undergraduate and graduate levels, with bachelor of science and doctoral programs in petroleum engineering. The undergraduate program is four years in length and the faculty has over 30 members. According to the university website, Texas A&M's graduate petroleum engineering program has been regularly ranked in "U.S. News and World Report's" list of top engineering programs in the United States, and is home to students from over 30 countries.

      Texas A & M University-College Station
      3116 TAMU
      College Station, TX 77843
      979-845-6955
      pe.tamu.edu

      Texas A & M University-Kingsville
      700 University Blvd
      Kingsville, TX 78363
      361- 593-2111
      tamuk.edu

    University of Texas at Austin

    • The University of Texas at Austin is located in the state capital.The university's Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering department offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, with a large and diverse faculty of over twenty professors. In April, 2009, the university opened the new Center for Frontiers of Subsurface Energy Security, which is specialized for research about the transportation of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
      The University of Texas at Austin
      Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
      1 University Station C0300
      Austin, TX 78712
      512-471-3161
      pge.utexas.edu

    Texas Tech University

    • Texas Tech University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering. The school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and is home to 28,260 students as of 2010. As noted at the department website, the university is located in the Permian Basin, which produces 68 percent of Texas petroleum and 22 percent of America's petroleum. The university also offers a Graduate Certificate, which is intended for students who have a previous undergraduate engineering degree that is not specifically geared towards petroleum engineering.

      Texas Tech University
      Petroleum Engineering Department, 8th and Canton
      Lubbock, TX 79409
      806-742-3573
      ttu.edu

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