Petroleum Engineering at Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 68 graduates a year

$69,603
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$114,686
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$104,823
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#6 of 19
Rank by pay
#7 of 19
Rank, wage-adjusted
$18,969
Median federal debt

Texas A & M University-College Station graduates in petroleum engineering earn 9% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 17% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas A & M University-College Station Compares for Petroleum Engineering

All 19 colleges reporting petroleum engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK$145,353$163,197#1—
2The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$139,867$142,204#2$86,761
3Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$139,864$142,201#3$80,460
4University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK$123,416$138,567#4$61,223
5Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO$116,691$109,129#12$77,400
6Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$114,686$116,602#7$69,603
7Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$113,669$115,602#9$85,795
8Montana Technological University Butte, MT$106,076$115,871#8$69,212
9Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$103,421$119,718#5$56,605
10University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA$102,594$118,760#6$49,781

Other Petroleum Engineering Credentials at Texas A & M University-College Station

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$171,571$192,907—

Other Majors at Texas A & M University-College Station by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$129,401$81,231#25 of 459
Computer Engineering$127,042$86,366#27 of 189
Marine Transportation$124,645$87,444#2 of 7
Computer Science$124,283$86,084#63 of 349
Finance and Financial Management Services$112,319$71,409#23 of 452
Chemical Engineering$111,073$86,176#11 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$103,789$83,389#73 of 258
Accounting and Related Services$103,662$67,186#37 of 796
Nuclear Engineering$103,438$66,604#3 of 12
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$101,540$77,799#5 of 43
Information Science/Studies$100,166—#17 of 148
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$99,943$78,185#5 of 46
Mechanical Engineering$97,903$77,785#54 of 318
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$97,227$74,524#26 of 59
Industrial Engineering$95,918$74,529#52 of 94
Management Information Systems and Services$94,724$71,032#38 of 166
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,305$63,249#64 of 118
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$93,141$66,372#4 of 27
Physics$92,826$53,329#17 of 107
Ocean Engineering$92,553$71,788—
Civil Engineering$92,433$75,793#36 of 233
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering$91,759$72,361#6 of 6
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$89,629$68,154#8 of 51
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$88,126—#7 of 34
Applied Mathematics$85,792$57,787#25 of 45
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$85,477$58,127#45 of 99
Agricultural Engineering$85,393$74,655#12 of 26
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,213$59,306#113 of 1176
Economics$81,562$49,738#169 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,026$78,297#685 of 966

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas A & M University-College Station petroleum engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $69,603 one year after graduating and $114,686 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas A & M University-College Station rank for petroleum engineering?

Among 19 colleges reporting earnings for petroleum engineering graduates, Texas A & M University-College Station ranks #6 by median pay four years after graduation, and #7 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is petroleum engineering at Texas A & M University-College Station worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for petroleum engineering ($104,823), and the median federal debt at graduation is $18,969.

← All data for Texas A & M University-College Station · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.