Civil and Environmental Engineering

Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) is pushing the boundaries of the field with a deep focus on cultivating resilience in an ever-changing world. Through advanced technologies and systems thinking, our students and faculty are turning unknowns into knowns to build innovations for the future. The department is committed to excellence in education and research in areas like advanced infrastructure systems, climate change adaptation, smart transportation networks, and sustainable materials.

Engineering resilience

Civil and Environmental Engineering research

CEE graduates go on to...

Work at companies like:
  • Accenture
  • AECOM
  • Amazon
  • City of Pittsburgh
  • ExxonMobil
  • Facebook
  • Kimley-Horn
  • National Energy Technology Laboratory
  • RAND Corporation
  • WSP
Pursue graduate degrees or careers in academia at universities like:
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Lehigh University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • Purdue University
  • Stanford University
  • University of California Berkeley
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • University of Texas Austin
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Villanova University