
BSc in Petroleum Engineering
The Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s of Science (B.S.) degree program, housed within the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University, provides graduates with state-of-the-art education and training for developing energy resources for the world today while enabling new technological energy solutions for the future.
Duration
4 years
Starting Date
January, June, August
Tuition Fee
$ 26,580/year
Location
Starkville, United States
About the program
The Petroleum Engineering B.S. program at Mississippi State University restarted in the fall 2015 semester, with our first graduates completing their degrees in the spring 2018 semester. The industry outlook has strengthened considerably in recent years and our graduates are entering the oil and gas industries in a variety of positions.
Key facts
A petroleum engineer designs, develops and implements technologies for characterizing oil and gas reserves, enabling reliable forecasting of recoverable resources, instituting advanced drilling techniques and well treatments for optimizing and enhancing oil and gas recovery, and performing these tasks in a sustainable, safe and reliable manner.
Courses Included
- Reservoir Fluid Properties
- Reservoir Rock Properties
- Drilling
- Petroleum Production
- Reservoir Engineering
- Formation Evaluation
- Oil Recovery Methods
- Capstone Design
- Petroleum Economic Analysis












