285 PhD programmes in Civil Engineering & Construction

The Civil Engineering programme offered by University of Wyoming offers a close-knit academic and research environment that affords abundant student-faculty collaborations and access to remarkable research facilities while preparing students for post-doctoral work, academic positions and advanced roles in industry.

Gain the greatest possible expertise in your chosen field through intensive research. Enter highly specialised or advanced positions within the civil engineering field.​ Learn more at the Civil Engineering doctoral programme at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.

The Civil Engineering and Architecture programme offered by University of Parma develops advanced research expertise in sustainable built environments, infrastructure systems, and architectural design.

Management in the Built Environment at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) involves collaboration, innovation and new ways of managing and future-proofing the built environment.

The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at the Memorial University of Newfoundland offers thesis-based graduate programs leading to a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in Civil Engineering.

At the RWTH Aachen University, we offer our graduate students a phd programme degree in Civil Engineering.

The department at Royal Military College of Canada is accredited to offer Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering.

The Institute of Civil Engineering offers graduate programs leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Civil Engineering at the University of Ottawa.

The PhD program in Civil Engineering at Tor Vergata University of Rome includes all the research lines in Civil engineering and Architecture.

The PhD in Building Construction at Auburn University is a research-based degree focused on the generation of new knowledge through innovative exploration of theory, development of creative perspectives, and applications of new technologies. 

The Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering programme from Politecnico di Milano is guided through its main phases through a path that includes a moment of verification and revision (the Milestones) every six months, the specific content of which ranges from bibliographic research to the preparation of the provisional and final draft of the thesis.

The International Graduate Program on Civil and Environmental Engineering under the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Saitama University offers opportunities to highly qualified international students to pursue graduate studies and research in the field of civil and environmental engineering.

The Civil Engineering degree at University of Plymouth is awarded for a research study, normally over a three-year period, which makes a significant contribution to knowledge.

The Christopher B. and Susan S. Burke Graduate Program in Civil Engineering at Purdue University has approximately 400 active students. It has been consistently ranked in the top 10 in U.S. News and World Reports, and is currently ranked 6th. 

With a graduate degree in Civil Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology, you will gain the knowledge and skills to change the world.

Learn to develop reliance and address the needs of 21st-century engineering infrastructure research amid the conditions present in the U.S. Southwest with this Civil Engineering program at the University of Texas El Paso.

The Structural Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering programme from Politecnico di Milano encompasses different and multi-disciplinary areas: constructions and construction materials, biomaterials, micro-systems and metamaterials; engineering seismology and earthquake-resistant structures.

Over the duration of the Civil Engineering doctoral programme from Szechenyi Istvan University, students are expected to become increasingly self-reliant in their work.

Students at University of Kansas may start their graduate studies in the fall, spring or summer semester. A bachelor’s degree in a field of engineering is required for admission to the PhD degree program in Civil Engineering. 

The Civil Engineering programme from Atilim University has a friendly faculty comprised of members with degrees from renowned international universities, laboratories for both educational and research purposes, and other facilities like computer infrastructure and classrooms well-suited for a good graduate education.