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femi321:
First, What area of Civil do you want to specialize in? Transportation? Structural? Geotechnical or Environmental? Nobody can really recommend schools for you, you have to do the research yourself. Mail graduate coordinators and ask about funding? Specific requirements etc. Its always good to also mail faculties in your field, who you might be willing to work with even though some schools will say you don't have to. Your masters GPA is over what? If its over 5, then you can check Texas A&M University, College Station (Very good school with industry connections) , University of Virginia is also a good school known for its transportation engineering, If your specialization is Environmental or Geo-Environmental, you can check University of North Carolina at Charlotte (There is a renown Nigerian Prof who specializes in Environmental/Geo-Environmental, sending him an email might be a good idea. His research projects are in collaboration with Duke Energy, EPRI etc). University of Colorado at Boulder (From there website they say GRE is optional, you might want to use that to your advantage), University of Maryland college park, Louisiana state University are also some good schools you can also look into. Nobody can give you a scenario about funding because they change each year.Funding depends on when you applied, how well you package your application and if you have rapport with the Grad cord or a faculty earlier. I know someone with a first class and 337 in GRE, he never got funding in Berkeley for masters though. I heard of another who has a less GRE to yours, he got admit for PHD in Civil at University of Virginia(top school) because he met his Advisor at a conference he presented at. So at times, only good grades don't really matter,you need recommendation and building of rapport. If you are applying for fall, make sure your application is in, latest November 30. It matters in some situations. Funding doesn't cover accommodation, in most schools you get a tuition waiver and a stipend of min of $1800/month, with health insurance paid for. In some schools also you might need to pay student fees per semester which wont be more than $2500. What you use the stipend for is left to you. I must say, don't go and apply to one nonsense school because of funding, dream big and spread your risk. 2 top schools, 2 moderate schools and 1 tier 2 school is fine. You don't want to spend the next 3- 4years of your life doing Phd in one school you are not happy at. I will send the latest ranking of schools in Civil to you, so start from there and start sending emails. Cheers

Thanks for the good advice.

Please, can anyone recommend good schools (5) for PhD in civil and environmental engineering?


In addition to above question, I will like to know if funding will cover relocation and accommodation.
GRE- 315, M.Eng GPA-4.49

Hello Colleagues,

I am seeking for a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Kindly see my score below and criticise:
GRE-292, TOEFL-83, B.Eng-3.98, M.Eng-4.49, PMP, Over 5yr Civil Eng'g experience with International Organisation, 29yrs, over 30 articles (5-ISI indexed).


Should I make an attempt applying for admission or rewrite Exams? Exam is my first attempt (never had good time to prepare due to nature of my work).

Regards.

happyday:
Worry about getting into a good PhD program. The fee waiver and GA part would sort itself out. Your GPA's ok. Get a list of schools you would like to attend, and you can then ask people here to critique for you.

Thanks for your kind response.

Kindly criticise schools below.

U of Pittsburgh
U of Tennessee Knoxville
Northwestern University
North Carolina State University

I will appreciate any information that will influence a successful admission process.

Please, can a good heart recommended a good school (fee waive + G.A role) for PhD in Civil Engineering.

My B.Eng - 3.98, M.Eng- 4.49.

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