Overview

The industry continues to re-invent itself and in recent years there have been major new developments in the horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, production and stimulation, and the production of deep, tight gas formations, to mention a few. Such developments have invigorated the US and global petroleum production industry and will have an important impact in meeting global energy challenges in the future.

Historically, compensation in the petroleum industry has been quite high and in recent years it has led all B.S. degrees, due to the ever increasing importance of oil and gas and energy in general and due to the large numbers of retirements among currently practicing petroleum engineers.

Key Facts

Graduates of the Petroleum Engineering program of the University of Houston will:

address the challenges of the world’s energy needs responsibly,

exceed the evolving expectations of employers in the petroleum and energy industries,

sustain industry leading skills, and

be leaders in industry, academia, and government.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Reservoir Petrophysics

Reservoir Fluids

Well Logging

Reservoir Engineering

Petroleum Production Operation

Drilling Engineering

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-05 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-06-02 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-04 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-02 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Houston, United States

Disciplines

Mining, Oil & Gas View 44 other Bachelors in Mining, Oil & Gas in United States

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Other requirements

General requirements

You'll apply as an international freshman student if you plan to attend the University of Houston:

with citizenship from a country outside the U.S.

have no college coursework (or have less than 15 credit hours from an accredited university).

have an equivalent GPA 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale).

meet English Language Requirements

Pay the $90 application fee.

Send official test scores directly from the testing agency. SAT/ACT scores are only required for special programs.

Send official secondary school or high school academic records (transcripts, mark sheets, graduation certificate, etc.), preferably submitted electronically through your school counselor via email or the Common Application.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

29206 USD / year

≈ 29206 USD / year
Out-of-State

29206 USD / year

≈ 29206 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13058 USD / year

≈ 13058 USD / year

Living costs

Houston

United States

1067 - 1950 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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