Prospective Graduate Students
Participants in our civil and environmental engineering graduate programs join more than 150 current students, visiting scholars, and scientists from all over the world who have gained access to our award-winning and dedicated faculty and first-rate facilities. Our Civil Infrastructure Testing and Evaluation Laboratory (CITEL), for example, is a state-of-the-art laboratory that utilizes advanced testing and computational systems. Housed within a 56,000-square-foot facility, CITEL is used to examine various issues related to the performance of the world’s civil infrastructure. Kappe Environmental Engineering Laboratories cover an area of approximately 16,000 square feet, including a 2,000 square foot laboratory at the University Wastewater Treatment Plant and a Water Quality Lab where contract analyses for research projects are performed.
Graduate Degree Programs
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Civil Engineering
Specializations available:- Infrastructure
- Transportation Systems
- Water and Environment
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Environmental Engineering
- Master of Science (M.S.) in Civil Engineering
Specializations available:- Geotechnical and Materials Engineering
- Structural Engineering and Mechanics
- Transportation Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
- Master of Science (M.S.) in Environmental Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering
Specializations available:- Geotechnical and Materials Engineering
- Structural Engineering and Mechanics
- Transportation Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Environmental Engineering
Interdisciplinary Opportunities
The vast resources available at Penn State means there are many opportunities for interdisciplinary research, including the pursuit of joint degrees.
- International Agriculture and Development (INTAD) Dual-Title Degree Program with the College of Agricultural Sciences
- Available for M.S. and Ph.D. students in civil engineering
- Climate Science Dual-Title Ph.D. Program with the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
- Available for Ph.D. students in civil engineering
- Operations Research Dual-Title Degree Graduate Program with the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Available for M.S. and Ph.D. students in both civil and environmental engineering; also available as a Ph.D. minor