Celebrating Our 2026 Graduates

The University of Maryland’s (UMD) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is proud to celebrate our 2026 graduating class. A total of 86 undergraduate students received their degrees in May 2026. This year’s graduates also include 6 Ph.D. students and 9 master’s students.

As of this summer, 84% of the undergraduate students who received their degrees in May have found full-time employment, while a further 6% are continuing on as graduate students. The median salary for our 2026 graduates is $83,600. Top employers of UMD civil and environmental engineering graduates include Kimley-Horne, Whiting-Turner, RK&K, and AECOM.

Recognized internationally for excellence in research areas such as disaster resilience, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, and transportation, the CEE program at UMD attracts top-tier undergraduate and graduate students each year.

The department is home to several leading research hubs, including the Build America Center, the Center for MultiModal Mobility, the Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory, the Center for Disaster Resilience, the Digital and Cyber Railways Engineering and Operations Center, the Maryland Transportation Institute, and the Risk-Informed Solutions in Engineering Laboratory. Starting in Fall 2026, the department will relocate to the university’s newest building, Stanley R. Zupnik Hall, which has been designed to support research in emerging technologies while fostering a vibrant student experience.

A new undergraduate curriculum introduced during the 2025-26 school year heightens experiential learning opportunities and aligns coursework with current and emerging industry needs. Students are working on cross-disciplinary research and using artificial intelligence to solve real-world civil and environmental engineering problems. The award-winning Civil and Engineering Capstone course has positively changed how undergraduate students handle and perform their senior-year projects.

Published August 2, 2026