Civil Engineering Master's Program

Located just across the river, Stevens’ civil engineering master’s program gives you the unparalleled opportunity to see some of the world’s biggest civic works up close—and even gain experience working on some of them. All the while, you’ll learn from faculty in the fourth-ranked civil engineering department in the country, according to Interesting Engineering.

At Stevens, expert faculty and a quality curriculum train you with the foundational skills and real-world experience necessary for a successful engineering career. You’ll gain theoretical foundations in your area of concentration, apply that knowledge through practical projects and work alongside leading experts in and out of the laboratory. When you graduate, you’ll be ready to step into roles as a civil project engineer, construction engineer, water sources engineer and many more at employers like the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, ExxonMobil and Thornton Tomasetti.

The Stevens Advantage: Widen Your Career Options

Thanks to its location in the heart of the New York metropolitan area, Stevens provides its students open doors to a broad network in one of the world’s most dynamic urban environments. Students benefit from the university’s partnerships with municipalities in both New York and New Jersey, as well as their proximity to major organizations and corporations headquartered in Manhattan.

Learn more about what makes graduate education from Stevens a unique experience:

• Graduate Cooperative Education Program: Available with two tracks, your co-op experience can serve as a starting point for a research project or augment your on-campus research with complimentary experience.

• International Student Experience: Tap into our expanding worldwide network of research, academic and alumni partners and mentor with our expert faculty in a number of federally-designated STEM degree programs. Optional Practical Training (OPT) or Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is available to gain work experience in your major/field of study.

• State-of-the-Art Research Labs and Facilities: Build, tinker and test your designs in Stevens' MakerCenter, Prototype and Object Fabrication Lab, or numerous other research facilities.

• Research Opportunities: Renowned faculty, labs and research centers – as well as industry partnerships and funding from leading national agencies – support strategic and interdisciplinary research in engineering and science.

More opportunities for Stevens graduate students include:

• Wide selection of Graduate Certificates

• Student Organizations

• Optional research or clinical thesis

• Credit for on-the-job projects with your current employer

• Extensive hands-on laboratory experience

• Research with clinical collaborators

Find out more about life as a graduate student in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering at Stevens by visiting the links below.