Compare 168 Civil Engineering Master's Programs in the US

Grad School Navigator tracks 168 Civil Engineering master's programs in the US across 73 universities. Most do not require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); only 13% report it as a requirement. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.

Top Programs

Sorted by Grad School Navigator University Rank. Each row also shows QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News, or Academic Ranking of World Universities positions when available.

  1. 1

    Stanford University

    Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Application deadline
    Dec 2
    Annual tuition
    $63,540
    Program duration
    12 months
  2. 2

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Interdepartmental Master of Science in Transportation (MST)

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $64,310
    Program duration
    24 months
  3. 3

    Princeton University

    Master of Science in Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Application deadline
    Dec 30
    Annual tuition
    $65,210
    Program duration
    24 months
  4. 4

    University of California, Berkeley

    MS CEE System Engineering

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $28,242
  5. 5

    California Institute of Technology

    Master of Science in Civil Engineering

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $68,001
    Program duration
    24 months
  6. 6

    Columbia University

    Master of Science in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

    Application deadline
    Oct 1
    Annual tuition
    $64,800
  7. 7

    Cornell University

    Master of Science in Matter Design Computation

    Application deadline
    Jan 3
    Annual tuition
    $29,500
  8. 8

    Johns Hopkins University

    Master of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering

    Application deadline
    Nov 1 +2
    Annual tuition
    $66,670
    Program duration
    12 months
  9. 9

    University of California, Los Angeles

    Master of Science in Civil Engineering

    Application deadline
    Dec 15 +2
    Annual tuition
    $36,297
    Program duration
    12 months
  10. 10

    University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

    MSE in Civil Engineering

    Application deadline
    Oct 1 +2
    Annual tuition
    $62,030

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Complete Program List168 programs

The complete list of Civil Engineering Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#2Stanford UniversityMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering12 months
#2Stanford UniversityMaster of Science in Structural Engineering24 months
#2Stanford UniversityMaster of Science in Sustainable Design and Construction12 months
#2Stanford UniversityMS in Civil and Environmental Engineering with an emphasis on Atmosphere/Energy24 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInterdepartmental Master of Science in Transportation (MST)24 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering (MEng) in Civil and Environmental Engineering9 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (SM)24 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Ocean Engineering (SM)24 months
#4Princeton UniversityMaster of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering12 months
#4Princeton UniversityMaster of Science in Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering24 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Engineering in Systems Engineering12 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Engineering in Transportation Engineering9 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science in Energy, Civil Infrastructure and Climate9 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science in GeoSystems Engineering12 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials24 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science in Systems Engineering12 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science in Transportation Engineering
#6University of California, BerkeleyMS CEE System Engineering
#6University of California, BerkeleyMS in Civil and Environmental Engineering9 months
#9California Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
#12Columbia UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
#12Columbia UniversityMaster of Science in Construction Administration
#13Cornell UniversityMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Civil and Environmental Engineering12 months
#13Cornell UniversityMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering24 months
#13Cornell UniversityMaster of Science in Matter Design Computation
#13Cornell UniversityMS in Transportation System Engineering24 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityMaster of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering12 months
#17University of California, Los AngelesMaster of Science in Civil Engineering12 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMaster of Science in Engineering (NAME and IOE)
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMaster of Science in Engineering in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering12 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMSE in Civil Engineering
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering24 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster of Science in Technology Ventures
#22Duke UniversityMaster of Engineering in Civil Engineering
#22Duke UniversityMaster of Engineering in Computational Mechanics and Scientific Computing18 months
#22Duke UniversityMaster of Engineering in Risk Engineering
#22Duke UniversityMaster of Science in Civil & Environmental Engineering
#23Northwestern UniversityMaster of Science in Geotechnical Engineering9 months
#23Northwestern UniversityMaster of Science in Structural Engineering9 months
#23Northwestern UniversityMaster of Science in Transportation Systems Analysis & Planning12 months
#23Northwestern UniversityMS in Civil and Environmental Engineering9 months
#24New York UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
#24New York UniversityMaster of Science in Transportation Management
#24New York UniversityMaster's in Transportation Systems
#25University of WashingtonMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
#25University of WashingtonMaster of Science in Construction Management (online)1 year full-time
#26University of California San DiegoMaster of Science in Geotechnical Engineering
#26University of California San DiegoMaster of Science in Structural Engineering
#26University of California San DiegoMaster of Science in Structural Engineering with specialization in structural health monitoring and non-destructive evaluation
#31The University of Texas at AustinMaster of Science in Engineering (MSE.) degree in Civil or Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
#33Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Building Construction and Facility Management
#33Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
#33Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in High Performance Building
#34Rice UniversityMaster of Civil and Environmental Engineering12 months
#34Rice UniversityMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonMaster of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
#39Purdue University--West LafayetteMaster of Science in Construction Management Technology
#39Purdue University--West LafayetteMaster's in Civil Engineering48 months
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkMaster of Engineering in Architectural Engineering
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkMaster of Engineering in Civil Engineering12 months
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkMaster of Science in Architectural Engineering
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkMaster of Science in Civil Engineering
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignMaster of Science in Environmental Engineering60 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Building Science24 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaMS in Civil Engineering
#52Vanderbilt UniversityMaster of Engineering in Civil Engineering24 months
#52Vanderbilt UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
#55University of VirginiaMaster of Engineering in Civil Engineering12 months
#55University of VirginiaMaster of Science in Civil Engineering60 months
#62University of California, DavisMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering12 months
#62University of California, DavisMaster of Science in Transportation Technology and Policy
#64University of Maryland, College ParkMaster of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering
#64University of Maryland, College ParkMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
#65University of California--IrvineGraduate program in Transportation Systems Engineering60 months
#65University of California--IrvineMaster of Sciences in Civil and Environmental Engineering
#65University of California--IrvineMaster of Sciences in Transportation Science
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesMaster of Science (MS) in Civil Engineering and Geoengineering48 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesMaster of Science in Civil Engineering48 months
#75University of PittsburghMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering (research option)
#75University of PittsburghMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
#75University of PittsburghProfessional Master of Science Civil and Environmental Engineering (Construction Management)18 months
#77University of Notre DameMaster of Science in Civil Engineering60 months
#78Tufts UniversityMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering24 months
#81Rutgers University--New BrunswickMaster of Science in Civil & Environmental Engineering
#84University of Massachusetts--AmherstMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
#91Michigan State UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
#93Texas A&M University--College StationMaster of Engineering in Civil Engineering
#93Texas A&M University--College StationMaster of Engineering in Ocean Engineering18 months
#93Texas A&M University--College StationMaster of Science in Civil Engineering
#93Texas A&M University--College StationMaster of Science in Construction Management
#93Texas A&M University--College StationMaster of Science in Ocean Engineering12 months
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusMaster of Science in Civil Engineering
#96University of FloridaMaster of Engineering in Civil Engineering24 months
#96University of FloridaMaster of Engineering in Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering
#96University of FloridaMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
#96University of FloridaMaster of Science in Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering
#96University of FloridaMaster of Science in Construction Management
#98Virginia TechMaster of Science in Building Construction Science and Management
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Remaining programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#98Virginia TechMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
#98Virginia TechMaster of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE)
#98Virginia TechMaster of Science in Ocean Engineering
#98Virginia TechMS in Civil and Environmental Engineering--Construction Engineering and Management
#99University of GeorgiaMaster of Science in Engineering with Civil Engineering Emphasis
#114North Carolina State UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering
#134University of Colorado BoulderMaster of Science in Architectural Engineering30 months
#134University of Colorado BoulderMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
#191University of ConnecticutMS in Environmental Engineering24 months
#201–250Case Western Reserve UniversityMS in Civil and Environmental Engineering24 months
#201–250Northeastern UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
#251–300Stony Brook University--SUNYMaster of Science in Civil Engineering60 months
#251–300University of MiamiMaster of Construction Management
#251–300University of MiamiMaster of Science Degree in Ocean Engineering15 months
#251–300University of MiamiMaster of Science in Architectural Engineering24 months
#251–300University of MiamiMaster of Science in Civil Engineering
#301–400George Washington UniversityMaster of Science in the Field of Civil and Environmental Engineering36 months
#301–400University at Buffalo--SUNYMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
#301–400University of IowaMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
#401–500Florida State UniversityMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Civil Engineering
#401–500Florida State UniversityMaster of Science (MS) in Civil Engineering
#401–500University of DelawareMaster of Science in Ocean Engineering
Auburn UniversityMaster of Building Construction16 months
Auburn UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
Clemson UniversityMaster of Construction Science and Management24 months
Clemson UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering24 months
Colorado School of MinesMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Colorado School of MinesMaster of Science in Underground Construction and Tunneling
Drexel UniversityMaster of Science in Architectural Engineering48 months
Drexel UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering
Illinois Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering in Architectural Engineering
Illinois Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering in Construction Engineering and Management
Illinois Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering in Structural Engineering
Illinois Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering in Transportation Engineering
Illinois Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Architectural Engineering
Illinois Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Civil Engineering
Lehigh UniversityMaster of Engineering in Civil Engineering10 months
Lehigh UniversityMaster of Engineering in Structural Engineering10 months
Lehigh UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering
Lehigh UniversityMaster of Science in Structural Engineering
Marquette UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMaster of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rochester Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Construction Management (Online)
Saint Louis UniversityMaster of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering
Southern Methodist UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Geotechnical Engineering24 months
Southern Methodist UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Structural Engineering24 months
Southern Methodist UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Transportation Systems24 months
Stevens Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering in Civil Engineering
Stevens Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering in Ocean Engineering
Stevens Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Construction Engineering and Management
Stevens Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Construction Management
Stevens Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Product Architecture and Engineering
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryMaster of Professional Studies in Sustainable Construction Management
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryMaster of Science in Sustainable Construction Management
Syracuse UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering
University of MissouriMaster of Science in Civil Engineering
University of New HampshireMaster of Science in Civil Engineering
University of New HampshireMaster of Science in Ocean Engineering1–2 years full-time
University of New HampshireMaster of Science in Ocean Mapping24 months
University of New HampshireMasters of Engineering in Civil Engineering24 months
University of OklahomaMaster of Construction Management
University of OklahomaMaster of Science in Civil Engineering - (prograMaster of Science in water resources only)
University of OklahomaMaster of Science in Geotechnical
University of VermontMaster of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Villanova UniversityMaster of Science in Civil Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMaster of Engineering in Civil Engineering24 months
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMaster of Science in Civil Engineering

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