Butte, Montana · Public
Petroleum Engineering at Montana Technological University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 5.7% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $16,481 school-wide net price and $54,329 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
5.7% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a moderate award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 5.7% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 29
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 91.1%
- Graduation rate
- 58.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,481/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $65,924
- Median debt
- $18,750
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $54,329/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (5.7%), school-wide average net price ($16,481), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($54,329), and peer averages from 29 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 29 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 3.6x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,558 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($10,723 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Montana Technological University in the top 66% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 4.4% of reported awards · $9,873 net A+ 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 1.3% of reported awards · $16,298 net A University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK · 0.7% of reported awards · $10,892 net A 
The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX · 1.6% of reported awards · $12,723 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.4% of reported awards · $14,276 net A Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX · 0.8% of reported awards · $12,090 net B Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Petroleum Engineering accounts for 5.7% of the awards or completions reported for Montana Technological University. That award concentration is higher than at 90% of schools in this field set and is 3.6x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Montana Technological University's average net price is $16,481 per year, about $65,924 over four years. That is $1,558 below the $18,039 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $54,329 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $10,723 below the $65,052 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Montana Technological University #19 of 29 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.