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Be a Badger. Be a better engineer.
UW–Madison is leading the way toward sustainable solutions with interdisciplinary master’s degrees in civil and environmental engineering. Gain the technical skills to solve advanced engineering challenges in sustainability, water, energy, construction, transportation and more. Our programs feature customizable, course-based curriculums, allowing you to focus on your areas of professional interest, so you can do more interesting, meaningful work with your advanced degree.
Learn on campus or entirely online — our programs are offered in flexible formats for students at every stage of their career
Stand out with an advanced degree from one of the country’s top graduate engineering programs
Earn more with your graduate degree — engineers with master’s degrees earn an average of 22 percent more than engineers with bachelor’s degrees*
The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering’s graduate programs are top-ranked among U.S. public universities by U.S. News & World Report
Explore Civil and Environmental Engineering programs at UW–Madison
Master’s degree
Civil & Environmental Engineering: Professional MS
Benefit from a comprehensive curriculum and choose a specialization to deepen your expertise and address the world’s pressing infrastructure needs. Specializations include construction engineering and management; environmental science and engineering; geological/geotechnical engineering; structural engineering; transportation engineering; and water resources engineering.
The Civil & Environmental Engineering: Environmental Engineering MEng program equips you to tackle critical environmental challenges. Gain expertise in water treatment processes, energy principles and wastewater management, along with the fundamentals of hydraulics, to design sustainable solutions for a cleaner future.
Find real-world solutions to sustainability challenges with the Engineering: Sustainable Systems Engineering MEng program. Through project-based learning, you’ll design and analyze sustainable solutions for energy systems while gaining expertise in renewable resources and eco-friendly design principles.
Lead with technical expertise through the Engineering Management MS program. You’ll develop expertise in project management, hone your negotiation skills, and gain a strong foundation in engineering law and ethics to become a well-rounded engineering leader.
The selection of classes allowed me to focus on topics that were relevant to my career goals. The program also challenged me and really improved my confidence in my abilities and knowledge.
Lauren Lande
Civil and Environmental Engineering: Environmental Engineering MEng
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At UW–Madison, we help you find the path to a better life, for you and for the people around you. Whatever your dream, UW–Madison is a catalyst for the extraordinary. That’s because we want you to move the world forward.
*UW–Madison Academic Planning and Institutional Research Dataviz (in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau and the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science.) Percent increase identified by comparing median salaries of engineering bachelor’s and master’s graduates one year after college.
