Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering

Looking to develop innovations for a cleaner environment, more reliable infrastructure, and a safer, more sustainable world Master the skills you need with a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Case Western Reserve, one of the top research universities in the U.S. Civil and environmental engineers are in demand and work on a wide variety of projects—including transportation systems, schools and office buildings, bridges, dams, and industrial plants. You’ll come away from our program prepared to pursue a career in academia, industry, government, construction and private-consulting organizations.You can complete your PhD in about three to five years. You’ll work alongside our faculty, who are experts in the fields of engineering mechanics, environmental engineering, infrastructure performance and reliability, geotechnical engineering and structural engineering.With tremendous opportunities to conduct interdisciplinary research, it’s no wonder half of our graduates become faculty members at top universities—such as Washington University in St. Louis, New York University, Arizona State University, Wenzhou University and others. And many of our graduates go on to work for government laboratories (such as NASA) and private engineering consulting firms.

Doctoral dissertations in all programs must be original contributions to the existing body of knowledge in engineering and science. Academic requirements for graduate degrees in engineering are specified by The Case School of Engineering and the CWRU School of Graduate Studies.Students admitted to our Ph.D. graduate program typically have a B.S. or M.S. in civil engineering or environmental engineering. Undergraduate course grades should average higher than 3.0. In previous graduate studies, course grades should be at least a B. The Graduate RecordExamination (GRE) score should be at least 1050 for the total in Quantitative and Verbal sections. International students whose first language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency by taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and earn a minimum score of 550 if paper based, 213 if computer based, or 80 if internet based