MS Civil Engineering
Design and build the infrastructure that shapes our world, creating sustainable solutions for cities, transportation, and the environment.
Civil Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the design, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure such as bridges, roads, dams, airports, tunnels, water supply systems, and buildings. Civil engineers use concepts from physics, mathematics, and material science to identify and solve complex engineering problems and ensure the safe, efficient, and sustainable development of infrastructure. Within the discipline, one could look to specialize in structural engineering, environmental engineering, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, and water resources engineering.
Career Pathways
Structural Engineering
Design and analyze buildings, bridges, and other structures to ensure they can withstand stresses from environmental and human forces. Structural engineers often work on residential and commercial real estate areas such as high-rise buildings, stadiums, or earthquake-resistant infrastructure.
Transportation Engineering
Plan, design, and optimize transportation systems such as highways, railways, airports, ports, and urban transit. Transportation engineers also focus on sustainable city planning, smart infrastructure, and resilient design by integrating engineering principles with socioeconomic and environmental factors.
Geotechnical Engineering
Study soil and rock mechanics to design foundations, tunnels, retaining walls, and other underground structures. Geotechnical engineers play a critical role in infrastructure safety and durability. Another area of interest is in offshore upstream oil and gas and biomass/biogas plant infrastructure.
Sustainability Engineering
Design systems for water treatment, waste management, and pollution control to minimize environmental impact. Such engineers also work on projects like renewable energy systems and climate-resilient infrastructure by providing expertise on sustainable building practices, energy-efficient designs, and green certifications (like LEED)
From modern cities to eco-friendly transportation, the infrastructure of tomorrow depends on your expertise. Let us help you take the first step in building a better tomorrow, today.
How we help our Clients
School Exploration and Selection
The MS in Civil Engineering program focuses on topics of physics, geology, engineering, and sustainability to a large extent. Considering your coursework in your previous degree, we help you identify target schools in terms of curriculum, location, tuition, and faculty experience that align with your career goals.
CV
A CV for the MS in Civil Engineering requires highlighting core coursework in structural design, materials, and sustainability among others. However, success in this field also requires extensive data-driven insights, collaboration with stakeholders, and leadership traits that we will help you highlight in a coherent and concise manner.
Statement of Purpose
The SOP conveys one’s motivation, career goals, and ways in which the MS program in terms of coursework, faculty, and research facilities is the ideal degree program. We work with you to highlight these topics in a coherent and concise manner, but also touch upon ways you could address industry challenges such as sustainability (green cement, LEED certifications), optimal usage of space, and digital transformation to drive efficiency and reduced costs.
Letters of Recommendation
An MS in Civil Engineering is one wherein individuals have a significant impact in designing areas wherein the population spends most of their time living, working, or traveling. We help you identify individuals who could provide letters of recommendation that attest to an applicant’s desire to create positive impact while closely collaborating with others, negotiating, and remaining resilient despite setbacks.
Post-Application Guidance
The MS in Civil Engineering is an opportunity to work in sectors such as construction, infrastructure, geotechnical, and urban planning. To help you position your profile toward a prospective employer to achieve your career goals, we advice you on coursework to take, internships to undertake, and extracurricular activities to pursue while on campus.
Our MS Civil Engineering highlights
50+
Tier 1 Schools Covered
100%
Success Rate
7.5
Average CGPA of our Clients
310
Average GRE of our Clients
Our clients have received offers from,
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Cornell University
- Duke University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Southern California
- New York University
- Ohio State University
- Texas A&M University
- University of California-Los Angeles
- University of Illinois-Chicago