CEE Online

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Illinois is proud to offer MS degrees fully online that provide professional and academic students the flexibility to specialize and upskill in their chosen field of expertise. Our degree programs include the U.S. News and World Report’s number one ranked online civil engineering M.S. program in the nation, and students can choose from 10 specialty or cross-disciplinary areas including construction management, sustainable and resilient infrastructure systems, and transportation engineering.

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Degree Program

Students can obtain a non-thesis MS degree online in either Civil or Environmental Engineering.

 

Master of Science in Civil Engineering

  • 36 credit hours (non-thesis)
  • Can complete the degree in as little as one year with a full-time course load
  • May take up to five years to complete the program

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Data Science + CEE M.S. Track

  • Optional add-on to either M.S. in Civil or Environmental Engineering and any specialty area
  • 3 required core courses in Data Science (CEE 492; CEE 498MLC; CEE 498ISL)
  • 36 credit hours (non-thesis)

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Degree Program

Students can obtain a non-thesis MS degree online in either Civil or Environmental Engineering.

M.S. in Civil Engineering

  • 36 credit hours (non-thesis)
  • Can complete the degree in as little as one year with a full-time course load
  • May take up to five years to complete the program

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M.S. in Environmental Engineering

  • 36 credit hours (non-thesis)
  • Can complete the degree in as little as one year with a full-time course load
  • May take up to five years to complete the program

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Data Science + CEE M.S. Track

  • Optional add-on to either M.S. in Civil or Environmental Engineering and any specialty area
  • 3 required core courses in Data Science (CEE 492; CEE 498MLC; CEE 498ISL)
  • 36 credit hours (non-thesis)

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Specialty Areas

Online students choose a specialty area and have the option to develop cross-disciplinary programs in consultation with advisors. 

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