Help to Build a Better Tomorrow By Earning Your Online Civil Master's or PhD Degree at Michigan Tech.
Civil engineers design, create, and maintain the structures that support our communities, states, and country. They work to engineer sustainable solutions to deteriorating infrastructure, traffic congestion, society’s energy needs, urban redevelopment, community planning, water resources, and risks posed by natural hazards such as floods and earthquakes. Civil engineers, then, are not only unsung heroes, but also the backbone of any modern society.
Earning your online master’s or doctorate degree in civil engineering at Michigan Technological University will prepare you to enter this fast-growing field where you can make an impact on millions of lives.
When you earn an online civil engineering degree at Michigan Tech, you’ll also join a supportive community of leading researchers, dedicated peers, and successful alumni who will both inspire and challenge you. You'll make personal and professional connections while opening up opportunities for diverse career pathways.
Watch a Summary of the Online Civil MS Degree.
Specialize Your Online Graduate Program.
MTU's online Civil Engineering graduate program offers two specialized areas to help you tailor your educational experience to your ideal career.
Focus on Structural Engineering.
If you’re interested in designing, building, analyzing, and even leading advanced civil and structural engineering projects around the globe, our online master’s in civil engineering with a focus on structural engineering is perfect for you. Alternatively, go further with a PhD in this focus area.
In these degrees, you’ll examine advanced structural engineering theory, structural analysis, and material dynamics. You'll dig deeper into building code and analyze the materials that create our world.
In the master's program, earn graduate certificates on the way to pursuing your degree.
Visit our program website for more details about the curriculum.
Focus on Water Resources.
Maybe you’re interested in working with the most abundant and precious natural resource on the planet: water. In our online master's or PhD in civil engineering with a focus on water resources engineering, you'll apply advanced design and modeling techniques in hydraulics and hydrology. You'll examine climate change adaptation, water supply reliability and affordability, ecosystem restoration, and other critical topics .
In short, this graduate program will provide you with the expertise to design, plan, and manage advanced water resources projects to help protect and use water in sustainable ways.
Visit our program website for more details about the curriculum.
What Can You Do with an Online Master’s or PhD in Civil Engineering?
With an online MS in civil engineering from Michigan Tech, you’ll be qualified for leadership and managerial positions in some of the fastest-growing, and well-paying fields in engineering. In fact, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023), the median annual salary for civil engineers was $95,890.
Some Popular Civil Engineering Careers
- Transportation engineer
- City Planner
- Project engineer
- Traffic engineer
- Water resources engineer
- Structural engineer
Get Started on Your Online Civil Engineering Degree.
Take the next step on your journey to earning an online civil engineering master’s degree at Michigan Tech. We are here to answer your questions and to help you succeed in your online program.
