Today, the department offers graduate degree programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees with specializations in applied fluid mechanics, construction materials, construction engineering and management, transportation systems, structural engineering and geotechnical engineering. Student organizations include the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Chi Epsilon Honor Society.

Although most graduate students come to Clemson with a strong interest in one area of civil engineering, some take courses from multiple areas within the department. Others opt to take courses from other departments, including environmental engineering and science, hydrogeology, engineering mechanics, experimental statistics, business, construction science and management, city and regional planning and industrial engineering. You will have flexibility in the selection of courses to accommodate your career objectives.