Environmental Engineering Master's Program

Program Overview

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Program Details

Degree

Master of Engineering

School

Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science

Department

Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering

Available

On campus

Prepare to solve the most daunting challenges facing our environment today and in the future with an in-demand degree.

As organizations public and private strive to create a more sustainable world, there is a great need for specialized engineers who can help repair environmental damage and prevent future degradation.

In Stevens’ environmental engineering master’s program, you’ll gain experience addressing problems like recovering resources from waste and designing processes to restore air, soil and water quality in contaminated sites.

Graduates of our program are highly sought-after by government offices, consulting firms, law firms and utility companies.

Areas of Focus

• Environmental Control Processes
• Groundwater and Soil Pollution Control
• Environmental Management

The Stevens Advantage: Widen Your Career Options

With a projected shortage of engineers through 2030, now is the time to get your engineering degree. But to compete in today’s career climate, graduates must adapt to rapidly-evolving technologies impacting all corners of the job market, like generative AI. At Stevens, you’ll learn the in-demand skills you need to fill the talent gap. Our core curriculum – infused with AI electives and hands-on education opportunities – develops the deep expertise, critical thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, and entrepreneurial savvy required to thrive in a technologically disrupted marketplace.

Our location, right across the river from New York City, gives you a unique view of how urban development impacts the environment, particularly inland and coastal waterways. On campus, you’ll have access to world-class research centers developing advanced innovations in environmental engineering like the Center for Environmental Systems and the new Stevens Center for Sustainability.

Learn more about what makes graduate education from Stevens a unique experience:

• Core AI Curriculum: To help build the next iteration of an AI-competent workforce, our standard graduate curricula is infused with core and elective artificial intelligence courses.
• Graduate Cooperative Education Program: Available with two tracks, your co-op experience can serve as a starting point for a research project or augment your on-campus research with complimentary experience.
• International Student Experience: Tap into our expanding worldwide network of research, academic and alumni partners and mentor with our expert faculty in a number of federally-designated STEM degree programs. Optional Practical Training (OPT) or Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is available to gain work experience in your major/field of study.
• State-of-the-Art Research Labs and Facilities: Build, tinker and test your designs in Stevens' MakerCenter, Prototype and Object Fabrication Lab, or numerous other research facilities.
• Research Opportunities: Renowned faculty, labs and research centers – as well as industry partnerships and funding from leading national agencies – support strategic and interdisciplinary research in engineering and science.

As part of the School of Engineering and Science's sustainability research pillar, the civil, environmental and ocean engineering department facilitates research in fields such as smart, sustainable infrastructure and coastal engineering.

Program Admission Requirements

Requirements

• Transcripts from post-secondary institutions attended
• Two letters of recommendation (academic or professional only)
• Statement of Purpose
• $60 non-refundable Application Fee
• Proof of English language proficiency
• GRE/GMAT test score(s) -- (Optional for Fall 2024, Spring 2025 and Fall 2025); applicants who believe their GRE/GMAT scores demonstrate potential for success in graduate program may elect to submit those scores.

For more complete details, visit our General Admissions Requirements page.

Graduate Programs That Advance Your Career

The environmental engineering master's program develops in-demand knowledge and skills to put you on track for career success in a variety of roles like:

• Public and Private Treatment Facilities
• Government Offices
• Utility Companies
• Consulting Firms
• Law Firms
• Insurance Companies

Our graduates have been hired at: CH2M Hill, Mott MacDonald, Boswell Engineer, Langan Engineering, CDM (Camp Dresser & McKee), Passaic Valley Sewerage Authority

A Tech Forward Education

At Stevens, you’ll be supported by strong mentorship from renowned faculty members who are major grant recipients, multiple patent holders and editors of prestigious journals.

Faculty MentorshipCooperative Education

Cooperative Education

I was in a research group, which offered me an invaluable opportunity to not only learn from the books, but also learn from the practices. Through conducting research, I have enhanced my experimental ability and critical thinking.

Han Cao

Environmental Engineering Graduate

Faculty Mentorship

The faculty are nice people who always patiently listened to me, helped me in resolving problems. It was really a pleasure and honor working with my advisors.

Han Cao

Environmental Engineering Graduate

Program Facts & Statistics

$68,000 Salary

Mean Compensation of Program Graduates

Class of 2023 Environmental Engineering Outcomes (Within 3 Months of Graduation)

#36 in the U.S.

Best Colleges

The Wall Street Journal College Pulse, 2024

Top 75 in the U.S.

Best Graduate Engineering Schools

U.S. News and World Report,

100% Employed

Within 3 Months of Graduation

Class of 2023 Environmental Engineering Average

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