The University of Texas at Austin's top-ranked petroleum engineering graduate program is a strong and influential community that is dedicated to changing the world 150 students, 20 million secured in research funding this year alone, and 1,500 alumni with graduate degrees. UT PGE graduate students tackle the earth's complex resource challenges and are leading the way to a sustainable and equitable energy future through cutting-edge research in subsurface engineering fields, from traditional oil and gas to geothermal energy, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen storage, AI/data analytics, rare earth minerals recovery, methane emissions mitigation, and more.<br>In the classroom, students will receive a robust education from world-class professors who have literally written the books on petroleum engineering. Graduate students conduct research in state-of-the-art facilities that provide unique capabilities in a variety of areas including big data, production logging, vertical and inclined flow in wells, artificial lift, core flooding for enhanced oil recovery, subsurface environmental remediation, drilling, rock mechanics, well log digitizing and interpretation, PVT analysis, and more.<br>Since many energy companies conduct worldwide operations, petroleum engineers may have the opportunity to work on assignments around the globe. Petroleum engineers must solve a variety of technological, political and economic problems encountered in these assignments. Together, these exciting challenges offer a petroleum engineer a most rewarding career.<br>UT PGE graduate students have a variety of career choices post-graduation. You can choose to work for national research laboratories or research and development units in industry, or teach and conduct research at top universities across the nation and abroad. Discover the resources available to you. Always remember, the best way to obtain a full-time job upon graduation is participating in summer internships during your tenure at UT PGE.