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2026 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in North Dakota
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general petroleum engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools
For return on investment in general petroleum engineering, no school beat University Of North Dakota this year. Set in the city of Grand Forks, University Of North Dakota is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,951, with out-of-state students paying around $15,570. General Petroleum Engineering graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. General Petroleum Engineering graduates of University Of North Dakota earn a median of $73,821 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Roughly 77% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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[General Petroleum Engineering](/majors/engineering/petroleum-engineering/general-petroleum-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
