Online Master's in Civil Engineering
Advance your career with an online master’s in civil engineering
Advance your expertise and expand your impact with the online Master’s in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas. Designed for working professionals, this flexible, fully online program helps you build specialized skills and prepare for leadership roles across infrastructure, construction, and engineering design.
At KU, you’ll study within a School of Engineering that is part of an AAU member and Carnegie R1 research university. Faculty bring active research and industry experience into the classroom, connecting what you learn directly to today’s engineering challenges.
Whether you’re advancing in your current role or expanding into a new area of civil engineering, this program is built to help you move forward with confidence.
Program at a Glance
- Degree: Master of Science in Civil Engineering
- Format: 100% online
- Total credits: 30
- Time to complete: As few as 2 years
- Career outcomes: $115k+ median salary for civil engineers
Why earn your civil engineering master’s online from KU
Designed for working professionals who seek to advance their careers and develop specialized skills in the competitive civil engineering field, this program offers unmatched opportunities and flexibility.
- Top-tier engineering reputation: Study within KU’s School of Engineering, part of an AAU member and Carnegie R1 research university.
- Industry-aligned curriculum: Build skills grounded in real-world civil engineering challenges across infrastructure, construction, and environmental systems.
- Flexible, fully online format: Learn on your schedule with asynchronous coursework designed for working professionals.
- Faculty expertise that translates to practice: Learn from researchers and practitioners bringing current engineering challenges into the classroom.
What careers are possible with an online master’s in civil engineering?
Our award-winning faculty equips you with a variety of civil engineering experience in areas like:
- Structural engineering.
- Geotechnical engineering.
- Transportation engineering.
- Water resources engineering.
- Construction management.
The postgraduate courses in civil engineering science are specifically designed with working professionals in mind. The MSCE require 30 credit hours. Credit hours for the MSCE can be completed through coursework only, or can include up to six hours of thesis work or three hours of a research project. Coursework can be outlined by your program director.
Learn more about this online program
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Program Snapshot
How flexible is online learning at KU?
KU’s online degree programs are designed with your busy schedule in mind and offer the flexibility to study wherever — and often whenever — is most convenient for you. Our online courses are taught by the same highly regarded faculty and expert instructors and consist of the same rigorous curriculum and instruction as our on-campus programs.
Civil Engineering Graduate Certificates
KU's online graduate certificates provide an affordable, flexible way to build specialized engineering expertise in just 12 credit hours. Coursework may be eligible to transfer toward a related KU graduate degree, though admission to a master's or doctoral program requires a separate application and approval.
Structural Analysis Graduate Certificate
Advance your ability to evaluate complex structural systems and make informed engineering decisions. Whether you're working with buildings, bridges, industrial facilities, or other infrastructure, this certificate helps strengthen your analytical expertise through advanced approaches used to assess performance, reliability, and structural behavior. It's an ideal option for engineers who want to deepen their technical knowledge without committing to a full master's degree.
Structural Design Graduate Certificate
Build confidence designing structural systems for today's built environment. This certificate helps engineers strengthen their expertise in modern structural design practices while expanding their knowledge of materials and applications used across commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Professionals can gain specialized design skills that support career growth and leadership opportunities in structural engineering.
Structural Forensics Graduate Certificate
Learn how to identify, investigate, and help prevent structural failures. Designed for engineers interested in problem solving and risk mitigation, this certificate develops expertise in evaluating structural performance, materials behavior, and the factors that can affect the safety and serviceability of structures over time. Graduates gain knowledge applicable to consulting, inspection, assessment, and forensic engineering work.
Water Resources Graduate Certificate
Address today's complex water challenges with advanced knowledge in water resources engineering. This certificate helps professionals develop expertise in managing, protecting, and analyzing natural and engineered water systems while exploring the scientific and technical principles that support sustainable solutions. It's well suited for engineers and scientists seeking specialized skills that can be applied across environmental, municipal, and infrastructure settings.