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Landman Degree Programs: Every AAPL Accredited School and Certification (2026)

Landman degree programs are few, and the profession accredits them itself: the American Association of Professional Landmen lists ten bachelor’s and four graduate programs. Here is each one from its university’s own page, with the certifications a landman earns after school.

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Every entry opened on its own site, October 5, 2026

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Where to look first

A landman negotiates leases, runs title and handles the business side of land for oil and gas companies and mineral owners. There is no license, so the profession sets its own standard: the American Association of Professional Landmen accredits university programs and awards three certifications.

QuestionAnswer
How many accredited landman programs are there?AAPL lists 10 undergraduate and 4 graduate programs
The oldest program?The University of Oklahoma’s, founded in 1958 (7)
In Texas?Texas Tech (3) and UT Permian Basin (4); TCU and Texas Tech for graduate study
Fully online?None of the accredited bachelor’s programs says so; OU’s law master’s and the PETEX and MSU Denver certificates are online
Do I need a degree to be a landman?Not for AAPL’s entry credential, the Registered Landman; the top credential, CPL, requires a bachelor’s
The vault door to county records in the Marion County Courthouse, Arkansas, where landmen run title
The vault door to county records inside the Marion County Courthouse in Yellville, Arkansas

How we checked

Every program below was read on its own page or filing on October 5, 2026, and each figure is given as that source states it. Nothing here is paid placement, and AMR earns nothing from any organization listed.

The accredited list is AAPL’s own, read on October 5, 2026; each program was then read on its university’s page. Four of AAPL’s links were out of date, and where a school’s current page names its program differently, the table says so.

1. Colorado Mesa University, Energy Management and Landman

Colorado Mesa University, in Grand Junction, Colorado, offers Energy Management and Landman as a BBA concentration and an undergraduate professional certificate.

Colorado Mesa University, coloradomesa.edu, captured October 5, 2026
Degree
BBA concentration and an undergraduate professional certificate
Where
Grand Junction, Colorado

The certificate can lead into the BBA, and the concentration prepares students for land title work.

Read on October 5, 2026: coloradomesa.edu

2. Marietta College, Land and Energy Management

Marietta College, in Marietta, Ohio, offers Land and Energy Management as a bachelor of Arts and a minor.

Marietta College, marietta.edu, captured October 5, 2026
Degree
Bachelor of Arts and a minor
Where
Marietta, Ohio

Its page says every 2024 and 2025 graduate passed the Registered Landman exam.

Read on October 5, 2026: marietta.edu

3. Texas Tech University, Energy Commerce

Texas Tech University, in Lubbock, Texas, offers Energy Commerce as a BBA, 120 credits over four years.

Texas Tech University, ttu.edu, captured October 5, 2026
Degree
BBA, 120 credits over four years
Where
Lubbock, Texas

The program names landman among its graduates’ careers and covers contracts, negotiation, finance and trading.

Read on October 5, 2026: ttu.edu

4. University of Texas Permian Basin, Energy Land Management

University of Texas Permian Basin, in Odessa, Texas, offers Energy Land Management as a BBA, 120 credit hours.

University of Texas Permian Basin, utpb.edu, captured October 5, 2026
Degree
BBA, 120 credit hours
Where
Odessa, Texas

At least 30 of the 54 upper level business credits must be taken at UTPB.

Read on October 5, 2026: utpb.edu

5. University of Tulsa, Energy Management

University of Tulsa, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, offers Energy Management as a BSBA.

University of Tulsa, utulsa.edu, captured October 5, 2026
Degree
BSBA
Where
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Offered with an energy minor and an online energy MBA; the program’s own bulletin page could not be read through its bot check, so only its name is confirmed.

Read on October 5, 2026: utulsa.edu

6. University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Professional Land and Resource Management

University of Louisiana at Lafayette, in Lafayette, Louisiana, offers Professional Land and Resource Management as a bachelor’s major.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette, management.louisiana.edu, captured October 5, 2026
Degree
Bachelor’s major
Where
Lafayette, Louisiana

The program runs its own oil lease, so students graduate with landman experience.

Read on October 5, 2026: management.louisiana.edu

7. University of Oklahoma, Energy Management

University of Oklahoma, in Norman, Oklahoma, offers Energy Management as a BBA.

University of Oklahoma, ou.edu, captured October 5, 2026
Degree
BBA
Where
Norman, Oklahoma

Founded in 1958 as petroleum land management, it calls itself the first and oldest program of its kind.

Read on October 5, 2026: ou.edu

8. University of Wyoming, Professional Land Management

University of Wyoming, in Laramie, Wyoming, offers Professional Land Management as a concentration within a bachelor’s degree.

University of Wyoming, uwyo.edu, captured October 5, 2026
Degree
Concentration within a bachelor’s degree
Where
Laramie, Wyoming

Students run title in county records from patent to present, and graduates can sit for the Registered Landman exam.

Read on October 5, 2026: uwyo.edu

9. West Virginia University, Environmental, Energy, and Land Management

West Virginia University, in Morgantown, West Virginia, offers Environmental, Energy, and Land Management as a BS.

West Virginia University, wvu.edu, captured October 5, 2026
Degree
BS
Where
Morgantown, West Virginia

It includes a business minor and a path to a bachelor’s and a law degree in six years instead of seven.

Read on October 5, 2026: wvu.edu

10. Western Colorado University, Energy Management

Western Colorado University, in Gunnison, Colorado, offers Energy Management as a BA emphasis or minor.

Western Colorado University, western.edu, captured October 5, 2026
Degree
BA emphasis or minor
Where
Gunnison, Colorado

Its page states AAPL accreditation and automatic membership in its student energy group.

Read on October 5, 2026: western.edu

Accredited graduate programs

SchoolProgramFormatSource
University of Oklahoma College of LawMaster of Legal Studies in Energy and Natural Resources LawOnline, 32 credit hours, about 15 monthsou.edu
Texas Tech UniversityInterdisciplinary MS, energy concentrationMostly online, with two weekend sessions a semesterttu.edu
Texas Christian UniversityEnergy MBA, as AAPL lists it; the school now shows an energy specialization in its Professional MBAFort Worth or online, part timetcu.edu
University of TulsaMaster of Energy Business, as AAPL lists it; the school now shows an online MBA with an energy concentrationOnlineutulsa.edu

Certifications and certificates

AAPL’s three certifications are earned with experience and an exam; the university certificates are courses.

CredentialFromWhat it requires
Registered Landman (RL)AAPLActive membership, current land work and one sponsor; no degree required; home study guide and exam
Registered Professional Landman (RPL)AAPLA year of membership, five credit years, two sponsors, and 70 or above on every part of the exam
Certified Professional Landman (CPL)AAPLA bachelor’s degree, ten credit years, three CPL sponsors, and 70 or above on every part of the exam
Certified Division Order Analyst (CDOA)NADOAMembership, five years of division order work (a degree counts for two) and three sponsors; 75 percent on each part of the exam
Professional Land Management CertificatePETEX, University of Texas at AustinSix online self paced courses of about 12 hours, $599 each
Petroleum Land Management certificatesMetropolitan State University of DenverEleven one month online courses that combine into three certificates

Common questions

What degree do you need to be a landman?

None is required by law. AAPL’s Registered Landman needs no degree; the Certified Professional Landman requires a bachelor’s, and an accredited program shortens the experience needed.

Can you get a landman degree online?

Not among the accredited bachelor’s programs, by their own pages. OU’s Master of Legal Studies is online, and PETEX and MSU Denver offer online certificates.

Which schools are AAPL accredited?

The ten in this list and four graduate programs: OU Law, Texas Tech, TCU and Tulsa.

What is the difference between RL, RPL and CPL?

They are AAPL’s three levels: RL for those starting out, RPL after five credit years and an exam, CPL after ten credit years with a degree and an exam.

Summary

Ten universities hold AAPL accreditation for a bachelor’s path into land work, most of them in producing states. The law a landman works with every day, state by state, is in AMR’s Mineral Rights by State.

Sources

Every page below was opened on October 5, 2026.

  1. AAPL, accredited programsRead October 5, 2026.
  2. AAPL, certification requirementsRead October 5, 2026.
  3. NADOA, Policy and Procedures 2026Read October 5, 2026.
  4. Colorado Mesa UniversityRead October 5, 2026.
  5. Marietta CollegeRead October 5, 2026.
  6. Texas Tech UniversityRead October 5, 2026.
  7. University of Texas Permian BasinRead October 5, 2026.
  8. University of TulsaRead October 5, 2026.
  9. University of Louisiana at LafayetteRead October 5, 2026.
  10. University of OklahomaRead October 5, 2026.
  11. University of WyomingRead October 5, 2026.
  12. West Virginia UniversityRead October 5, 2026.
  13. Western Colorado UniversityRead October 5, 2026.

Cite this list

American Mineral Registry. "Landman Degree Programs: Every AAPL Accredited School and Certification (2026)." Release 2026.10.1, October 5, 2026. https://americanmineralregistry.com/research/landman-degree-programs