MSc in Civil Engineering in Sacramento United States | California State University, Sacramento

Civil Engineering covers a wide spectrum of professional practices. The four-year Bachelor of Science program focuses on core analytical concepts and foundational design applications. To gain expertise in specialized fields and maintain professional relevance, pursuing graduate studies is increasingly essential.

The Civil Engineering Department provides a graduate program culminating in a Master of Science degree, with concentrations available in these specialized disciplines:

Environmental Engineering - evaluation, planning, and oversight of natural and engineered water systems, including potable water, sewage, and stormwater; management of solid and hazardous waste; air quality control and pollution mitigation technologies,
Geotechnical Engineering - soil characteristics and behavior, seepage studies for foundation design, retaining walls, earth dams and slopes, soil enhancement techniques, geosynthetic applications, soil dynamics, and seismic engineering,
Structural Engineering - sophisticated structural analysis techniques, structural frameworks, advanced concrete and steel design for buildings and bridges, earthquake-resistant design,
Transportation Engineering - transportation planning and engineering, traffic flow principles, and system optimization across all transport modes with a focus on highways and multimodal systems, with potential interdisciplinary collaboration with other civil engineering or non-engineering fields, and
Water Resources Engineering - advanced hydraulic and hydrological system design, modeling of water systems, weather-hydrology interactions, groundwater flow analysis for confined and unconfined aquifers, groundwater modeling, and comprehensive water resource system planning and management.