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Master of Science in Civil Engineering
In a world of megacities, unsustainable natural resource usage, and complex security issues, the scope of civil and environmental engineering is more relevant than ever. Northeastern’s strategic focus on urban engineering prepares engineers for these challenges through research and education in sustainable resource engineering, civil infrastructure security and environmental health.
Students in the Master of Science in Civil Engineering program are making an impact on today's society with forward thinking interdisciplinary research in technologies such as urban transportation, urban mobility, structural stability, and earthquake engineering. This program offers six concentrations:
- Construction Management
- Data and Systems
- Water, Environmental, and Coastal Systems
- Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Structures
- Transportation
Related master’s programs that may be of interest include Climate Science and Engineering, Engineering and Public Policy, Environmental Engineering, and Sustainable Building Systems.
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Course delivery
Application deadlines
Domestic students:
- Fall: August 1
- Spring: December 1
International students (within US)
- Fall: July 1
- Spring: December 1
Experience powered learning
Northeastern combines rigorous academics with experiential learning and research to prepare students for real world engineering challenges. Through our cooperative education (co-op) program, students gain industry experience in a wide variety of organizations, from large companies to entrepreneurial start-ups, while helping to finance their education.About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.