Master's in Civil Engineering

Updated 4/17/26

Additional advanced courses may be taken as electives after consultation with a faculty advisor and approval from the Department.

Total credits required for the degree = 30

Total courses required = 10

Updated 4/17/26

Total courses required = 10

Total credits required for the degree = 30

Notes:

1. Additional geotechnical and geoenvironmental courses and appropriate advanced courses from the Departments of Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering may be taken as electives after consultation with a faculty advisor and with the approval of the Department.

2. With the approval of the Department, a student may substitute one of the core requirements with another advanced Mathematics or Engineering course.

Updated 4/17/26

Note. Other than the above listed elective courses, students may take courses from other appropriate disciplines such as engineering, management, computer science and mathematics as electives after consultation with a faculty advisor and with the approval of the Department. A few examples are:

• Engineering: CIVE.5210 Reliability Analysis in Engineering; MECH.5760 Engineering Project
• Management; CHEN.5390 Mathematical Methods for Engineers Management: MIST.6030 Database Management; MIST.6170 Advanced Machine Learning; MIST.7060 Data Analytics; MIST.6160 Advanced Data Mining; MIST.6060 Business Intelligence and Data Mining; POMS.4050 Predictive Data Analytics; POMS.6220 Decision Analytics
• Math and Science: COMP.5730 Data Base I; COMP.5450 Machine Learning; MATH.5910 Linear Statistics Modeling and Regression; MATH.5750 Applied Statistics with R; MATH.5500 Mathematical Modeling; COMP.4200 Artificial Intelligence; COMP.6040 Network Optimization; MATH.5720 Optimization
• Other: PUBH.6890 Advanced Regression Modeling; BIOL.5071 Data Science for Biologists in Python

Total courses required for the degree = 10

Total credits required for degree = 30

UpUdated 4/17/26

Cost Per Credit*

• Online: $610
• Online Business: $655
• Online Engineering: $655
• Online Education: $470
• Online 7000-Level Education: $750
• Online Hyflex: $850
• Select Online Nursing M.S. Courses: $750
• Term Registration Fee: $30

*Please note: Tuition and fees are subject to change. Please see the online tuition and fees page for more program-specific information.

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International Applicants

English proficiency is required. If English is not your country’s national language, please submit one of the following scores:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 79+
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 6.5+
• Duolingo: 115+
• ASC English: Level 6+
• Pearson Test of English (PTE): 53+

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