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Building Nevada's infrastructure

For over 120 years, we've been helping Nevada design safe and sustainable communities.

Degrees in civil & environmental engineering

Bachelor's degree in civil & environmental engineering

If you want to apply your scientific and mathematical expertise to important problems like clean drinking water, safe and sustainable buildings, and modern infrastructure, then civil and environmental engineering is the career for you.

Civil & environmental engineering majors and minors

M.S. and Ph.D. in civil & environmental engineering

Our graduate programs in civil & environmental engineering can help you take the next step in your career, whether you are looking for an industry-ready M.S. or want to conduct research as part of your Ph.D.

Graduate degrees in civil & environmental engineering

Our faculty

Our growing department has more than 20 academic faculty as well as professional and research support staff. Recent hires have expanded our department expertise in areas such as advanced manufacturing and simulation and modeling.

Learn more about our faculty
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Department research

Our research tackles critical problems, from earthquake engineering to providing quality drinking water to safe and sustainable roadways. 

Civil & environmental engineering news

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Two new engineering programs earn national rankings

Aerospace and industrial engineering graduate programs debut in the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools Rankings

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Civil & Environmental Engineering grad students recognized at March 19 symposium

Twenty-eight students competed in the poster competition with four selected as winners

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Engineering for the 'Big One'

Associate Professor Floriana Petrone is developing new tools to help structures withstand large earthquakes and natural disasters

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Are you ready to make a world of difference?

Join the College of Engineering students, faculty and alumni who are developing the ideas, techniques and technologies that change the world.