A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems for locating, extracting, processing and refining crude petroleum and natural gas, including prospecting instruments and equipment, mining and drilling systems, processing and refining systems and facilities, storage facilities, transportation systems, and related environmental and safety systems.
How to use this list
These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.
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Connected Petroleum Engineering award observations
Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 14.2501. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.
Year ending
Award level
Reporting institutions
Positive awards
2025
Bachelor degree
25
414
2025
Postbaccalaureate certificate
1
5
2025
Master degree
19
189
2025
Doctorate — research
14
103
2025
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year
2
26
2024
Certificate 1–2 years
1
1
2024
Bachelor degree
25
488
2024
Postbaccalaureate certificate
1
6
2024
Master degree
17
150
2024
Doctorate — research
14
82
2024
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year
2
27
2023
Bachelor degree
25
623
2023
Postbaccalaureate certificate
1
5
2023
Master degree
21
188
2023
Doctorate — research
15
105
2023
Doctorate — other
1
1
2023
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year
1
15
2022
Certificate 1–2 years
1
1
2022
Bachelor degree
25
745
2022
Postbaccalaureate certificate
3
7
2022
Master degree
21
235
2022
Doctorate — research
15
96
2022
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year
1
23
2021
Certificate 1–2 years
1
1
2021
Bachelor degree
24
830
2021
Postbaccalaureate certificate
3
7
2021
Master degree
22
264
2021
Doctorate — research
15
130
2021
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year
1
23
2020
Certificate 1–2 years
1
1
2020
Bachelor degree
24
1,123
2020
Postbaccalaureate certificate
2
5
2020
Master degree
23
284
2020
Post-master certificate
1
1
2020
Doctorate — research
15
140
2020
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year
1
28
A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.
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CIP 14.2501 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 14 can involve different curricula and award levels.
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A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.