Overview

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering / Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is located in Cambridge, MA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (SM/MBA)
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Information technology
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Oceanographic engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Civil and environmental systems
Civil Engineer (CE)	Civil engineering
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Environmental chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Oceanographic engineering
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Coastal engineering
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Civil engineering
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Environmental biology
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Environmental fluid mechanics
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Chemical oceanography
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Construction engineering and management
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Information technology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Structures and materials
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Environmental engineering
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Biological oceanography
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Civil engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Environmental engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Environmental fluid mechanics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Transportation
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Civil engineering and computation
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Structures and materials
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Civil and environmental systems
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Civil and environmental engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Coastal engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Environmental engineering and computation
Master of Science (SM)	Civil and environmental engineering
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biological oceanography
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Chemical oceanography
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Construction engineering and management
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Transportation
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Environmental chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Environmental biology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Hydrology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering
Master of Engineering (M Eng)	Civil and environmental engineering
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Civil and environmental engineering
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Hydrology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	56
Doctoral Degrees	16
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

530

Applied

106

Accepted

77

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

192

Total Graduate Students

58%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.17%
Black or African American	1.04%
White or Caucasian	23%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	5.73%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.08%
Unknown	4.69%

Gender

Male (66%)

Female (33%)

Faculty

35

Total faculty

Full-time - 35

Part-time - 0

Male (29)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Environmental chemistry, environmental fluid mechanics and coastal engineering, environmental microbiology, geotechnical engineering and geomechanics, hydrology and hydro climatology, infrastructure systems, mechanics of materials and structures, transportation systems
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	24,988,000

Location & Contact

Address 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 1-290
Cambridge, MA  02139
United States

Contact Prof. Markus Buehler
Department Head
Phone: 617-253-7101

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