CEE at Illinois Graduate Programs Overview
The University of Illinois offers one of the top-ranked Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate programs in the country for online and in-person degrees and online certificates.
Graduate Programs
The department offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering in Civil Engineering, including in-person and online options. Certificates are also offered in several specialty areas.
Ph.D. Degree
A Ph.D. generally requires 3-4 years of additional study beyond the master's degree.
Online Certificate Program
Receive a certificate in a specialized area of CEE by completing 3-4 courses.
Areas of Specialization
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are available in a variety of specialized areas. In addition to the department's established interdisciplinary programs in Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems, Energy-Water-Environment Sustainability and Societal Risk Management, students can also develop cross-disciplinary programs in consultation with their advisers.
- Construction Engineering and Management
- Construction Materials
- Energy-Water-Environment Sustainability (interdisciplinary)
- Environmental Engineering and Science
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Societal Risk and Hazard Mitigation (interdisciplinary)
- Structural Engineering
- Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems (interdisciplinary)
- Transportation Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering and Science
Graduate Online Program
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CEE Online
Earn a master of science degree from one of the nation's top civil engineering departments entirely online. Explore our Certificate program, or take a class as a non-degree student. All online students receive access to recorded on-campus lectures and follow the class syllabus, including the same assignments, exams, and projects as on-campus students.
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