Overview

About the program

The Civil Engineering PhD program at The University of Texas at San Antonio has six separate tracks:

Geotechnical Engineering
Structural Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Water Resources
Building Performance
Construction Science and Management

Research is needed in emerging areas of civil engineering such as smart structures, advanced materials, data analytics, computational mechanics, water sustainability and intelligent transportation systems to advance knowledge and address our infrastructure needs.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Finite Element Methods
Advanced Civil Engineering Statistics
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Sustainable Energy Systems
Special Topics in Hydraulics and Hydrology
Special Topics in Structures
Special Topics in Environmental Engineering
Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

50 SCH

50 beyond master's or 74 beyond bachelor's

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Helotes, United States

Disciplines

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

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Other requirements

General requirements

Master’s Degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States or have proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution.
Transcripts from all institutions attended; international transcripts must be recorded/translated to English
Credential Evaluation required if you have earned university-level credit from foreign institutions
GRE scores not older than five years
TOEFL/IELTS scores for International applicants
Purpose Statement
Resume
2 Letters of Recommendation

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

28134 USD / year

≈ 28134 USD / year
Out-of-State

28134 USD / year

≈ 28134 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9906 USD / year

≈ 9906 USD / year

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