Overview

Key Features

The Civil and Environmental Engineering degree from Portland State University offer research specializations that lead to real-world impacts in structural, geotechnical, environmental and water resources, and transportation. Our flexible curriculum allows students to select courses outside the major to tailor a degree to their interests, and our robust research activities fund many graduate research and teaching assistants in support of our mission. Graduates may count their degree towards the professional experience requirements for licensure (typically up to 1-year credit).

Career opportunities:

Civil and environmental engineers are in high demand. Civil and environmental engineers plan, design, manage and construct all of the public and private infrastructure that is the foundation of our modern society, including multimodal streets and highways, public transportation systems, water, and wastewater distribution systems, energy systems, buildings, bridges, and dams.

With a graduate degree, you will be grounded with the real-world knowledge and skills you need to succeed. You will be prepared to enter the field with significant technical credentials that are highly valued by employers.

Most of our alumni are working for consulting engineering firms or governmental agencies. Our bachelor’s degree also prepares students for graduate engineering programs and many have pursued advanced degrees in our program as well as the University of Washington, University of California, Berkeley, and many others.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Unit Operations of Environmental Engineering

Chemistry of Environmental Toxins

Advanced Soil Mechanics

In Situ Behavior & Testing of Soils

Vibration Analysis in Structural Engineering

Matrix & Computer Methods in Structural Analysis

Transportation & Logistics Modeling & Optimization

Transportation Operations

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-03-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

45 SCH

45-48

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portland, United States

Disciplines

Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering & Construction Environmental Sciences View 361 other Masters in Civil Engineering & Construction in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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General requirements

Admission requirements for the MS and MEng degrees include a B.S degree in an engineering field, science, or closely related area with a minimum GPA of 3.00. Courses should include calculus through differential equations, physics and chemistry, computer programming, and all the necessary prerequisites for the graduate courses that comprise the student’s program of study. Applicants without these qualifications may be considered for conditional admission.

To be considered for admission as a conditional student, the applicant must have a minimum GPA of 2.75. Applicants must also meet PSU graduate admission requirements.

Copies of your transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended

Official degree certificate/diploma
Financial documentation demonstrating adequate financial support for at least the first year of study

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

9162 USD / year

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Out-of-State

9162 USD / year

≈ 9162 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

6354 USD / year

≈ 6354 USD / year

Living costs

Portland

United States

1271 - 2262 USD / month

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