Master of Science in Civil Engineering or Master of Science in Engineering

UNC Charlotte’s M.S. in Civil Engineering offers specialized graduate studies in five different concentration areas: Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Geo-Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering. At Charlotte, you may choose between the program in civil engineering for those with a background or undergraduate degree in this field, or the program in engineering for those with a background outside civil engineering. With our Civil Engineering graduate programs ranked in the top 100 nationally, the degree will prepare you for professional careers, improve your technical competency and initiate a life-long learning experience. The 30 credit-hour, STEM-designated master’s program is an efficient path to achieving career goals while offering international students the opportunity to apply for an OPT extension, opening doors to global opportunities.

Admission to the Graduate School requires a student to show evidence of successful completion of a U.S. bachelor’s degree program or its foreign equivalent from a regionally accredited (in the U.S.) or an officially recognized/approved or accredited institution abroad. An applicant’s academic credentials, if earned outside of the U.S., are reviewed for the purpose of assessing institutional accreditation, as well as the U.S. equivalency of the degree and grades.