Overview

You may choose a concentration in Civil Engineering which will be the subject of your doctoral dissertation. When you graduate, you will have marked scholarship in the broad field of engineering as well as a distinguished critical achievement in your chosen specialization.

Careers

Earning a PhD from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee in can provide you with a wide range of professional or academic opportunities that may include leadership roles in academia, government service, or high-level industrial research.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

Application of nanomaterials in construction and on surfaces
Industrial waste product utilization in structural materials
Design with polymer composite materials and structures
Water quality and sensing for contamination
New structural designs and methods
Flexible pavement design
Hydrodynamic modeling and fluid mechanics
Smart mobility technologies, smart traffic lights, intelligent transportation systems, big data analytics, urban computing and cloud computing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

66 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milwaukee, United States

Disciplines

Civil Engineering & Construction View 109 other PhDs in Civil Engineering & Construction in United States

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A baccalaureate degree, or its equivalent as determined by the UWM Center on International Education, from a regionally accredited institution, completed before the first term of enrollment in the Graduate School.
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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

24987 USD / year

≈ 24987 USD / year
Out-of-State

24987 USD / year

≈ 24987 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13899 USD / year

≈ 13899 USD / year

Living costs

Milwaukee

United States

1066 - 1767 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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