Top Colleges Offering MS in Civil Engineering
The QS World University Rankings 2018 by Subject for Civil Engineering lists the top 50 universities for graduate studies in the stream, i.e. MS in Civil Engineering in the world. Schools across the world are ranked on the basis of four distinct indicators:
- Academic Reputation
- Employer Reputation
- The frequency of citations in published research papers
- Overall research impact
Average Fee of Top 10 Colleges
| 2018 | Institution | Country | Average Fee for Graduate International Students |
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | United States | USD 42,000 – USD 44,000 |
| 2 | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | USD 28,000 – USD 30,000 |
| 3 | Imperial College London | United Kingdom | USD 38,000 – USD 40,000 |
| 4 | Delft University of Technology | Netherlands | USD 16,000 – USD 18,000 |
| 5 | Tsinghua University | China | USD 4,000 – USD 6,000 |
| 6 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore | USD 18,000 – USD 20,000 |
| 7 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | United States | USD 26,000 – USD 28,000 |
| 8 | Stanford University | United States | USD 38,000 – USD 40,000 |
| 9 | Politecnico di Milano | Italy | USD 4,000 – USD 6,000 |
| 10 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong | USD 4,000 – USD 6,000 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
MIT is a private research university offering the Master of Engineering (M. Eng.) with opportunities for individualized tracks in Civil and Environmental Engineering. The program is of 9-months duration wherein the students are required to complete at least 90 units which comprise of 66 units of graduate-level subjects, and a department approved the 24-unit thesis.
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research institution situated in the iconic town of Cambridge in the UK. It consists of 31 autonomous colleges. The Civil Engineering Division in the Department of Engineering at Cambridge offers two unique programs at the graduate level, namely, MS in Construction Engineering and MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development.
Imperial College London
Imperial’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is the largest and most highly rated civil engineering department in the UK. It offers MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering in several unique programs like Soil Mechanics, Transport, Earthquake Engineering, Hydrology & Water Resource Management etc. among others. The programs are of 1-year duration in the full-time mode.
Delft University of Technology
The Delft University of Technology of Netherlands is the 54th best university according to the QS WUR 2018. It boasts of the largest campus (161 hectares) in the world. The university excels in a number of STEM subjects including Civil & Structural Engineering. The MS in Civil Engineering at Delft is a 24-month full-time program in which students are required to complete 120 credits. The program offers 8 distinct tracks like Structural Engineering, Transport & Planning, and Geoscience & Remote Sensing among others for students to follow.
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University is a major public, research university located in Beijing, China. It has been consistently considered amongst the best universities in the world. The School of Civil Engineering at Tsinghua comprises of the individual Departments of Civil Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering and Construction Management.
National University of Singapore (NUS)
National University of Singapore (NUS) is the city-state’s first Engineering school and is in the top 10 of THE World University Rankings 2018 for Engineering and Technology. The MS in Civil Engineering at NUS is apt for professionals from a related field and the specializations available are Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Infrastructure Project Management, and Transportation Engineering.
University of California
The University of California, Berkeley (UCB) was founded in 1868. UCB is a public research university in the US. The MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UCB is offered with seven unique programs within the major. The usual duration of the program is of two semesters wherein students are required to complete a minimum coursework of 24 units along with a comprehensive examination or report. The program also has the option of a thesis.
Stanford University
Stanford was set up in 1885 as a private research university in the US. As per U.S News & World Report, Stanford’s MS in Civil Engineering is fourth in the country. Stanford’s School of Engineering has over 3,200 graduate students on the rolls, of which more than 20 percent of them are women. Stanford students have the option of choosing amongst four programs for their MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Students pursuing MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford are not required to complete a thesis.
Politecnico di Milano
Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi) is the largest university for Engineering, Architecture and Industrial Design in Italy. It is considered as one of the most outstanding European universities in the said fields. The School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering at the Politecnico offers the 2-years’ MS in Civil Engineering at its Milano Leonardo campus. The program is taught in both Italian and in English.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The premier public university in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), offers a one-year, full-time MS in Civil Engineering, in the mixed mode. Students are required to complete at least 30 credits for graduation.
All these universities mentioned above are the best colleges all over the world which are offering MS in Civil Engineering. Students seeking admission in the said program can choose one among them to make their career.
