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Learn hands-on in transportation, hydrology/environmental, material analysis and fabrication labs.
Civil Engineering
Civil engineers develop essential infrastructure, from transit systems to offshore structures to space satellites. Benefit from research opportunities early on in your education, in projects such as the development of a city bike lane network and analysis of asphalt classification systems, both funded by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Nationally Ranked Engineering Program
A Great Return on Your Investment
With an average first-year salary of $58,842, our graduates are among the highest compensated of all civil engineering alumni in the UT System, according to seekUT. Combined with our modest tuition rate, this yields a favorable return on your educational investment.
Meet a Student
Brittany Bullard
Anchorage, Alaska
Spring, 2020
“I looked at University of Texas schools and UT Tyler won out. The tuition is affordable, the campus is beautiful and the civil engineering program is exceptional. It’s a big campus, but in civil engineering we’re like a family and our professors really look out for us.”
- Member, ASCE Concrete Canoe Team and UT Tyler Chapter of Society of Women Engineers
Join the Winning Concrete Canoe Team
Design and build a concrete canoe while networking with peers and engineers in the American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter. The UT Tyler team has won first-place awards regionally and placed in the top 20 nationally in ASCE concrete canoe contests.
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Choose the 4+1 Track
Complete your bachelor’s and master’s in five years.
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Nationally Accredited
Our program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).