MS Construction Engineering and Management at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

Civil engineering, Construction Engineering or other engineering fields such as Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mechanics or a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics or Physics. Students may be required to take additional engineering courses with the approval of the faculty advisors. For example: statics, strength of materials, structural analysis, properties of concrete, design of steel structures, design of concrete structures, soil mechanics, and/or water resources engineering.

Faculty: College of Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Minimum 36 semester hours required. Thesis, Project, or Coursework Only. Required courses include Construction Engineering and Management; Construction Equipment and Design Methods; Construction Engineering Project Controls; Construction Regulations and Organizational Management; Construction Estimating and Scheduling; Advanced Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Prior degree: Civil engineering, Construction Engineering or other engineering fields such as Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mechanics or a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics or Physics. Students may be required to take additional engineering courses with the approval of the faculty advisors. GPA: At least 2.75/4.00 for the final 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of undergraduate study. Tests: None. Letters of recommendation: Not required for MS applicants. Personal statement: Not required for MS applicants.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional programmes admit for Fall, Spring and Summer terms depending on the programme; applications for Fall 2027, Spring 2028 and Summer 2028 are expected to open on August 1, 2026.

Graduate and professional application deadlines are set per programme, with separate deadlines for domestic and international applicants for most non-online programmes; optional earlier priority, recommended or fellowship dates apply to both. Applications are made through the UIC graduate application or a centralized application service for some professional programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uic.edu/admissions/

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