Overview

Many of the prominent irrigation engineers in the United States and around the world are graduates of the Irrigation Engineering program of the Utah State University, and the program’s faculty continues a tradition of leadership in international development projects in several dozen countries across the globe. Projects have been conducted in Latin America, the Caribbean region, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. At USU, irrigation engineering students are exposed to classroom instruction, laboratory work in hydraulics, remote-sensing, and more. They also have the opportunity to conduct field work.

Students may study in the following areas:

Integrated Water Management: In this area, students study a broad range of topics related to irrigation, including the use of treated wastewater in irrigation, conjunctive use of surface and ground water, water policy, training tools for improving water management, and many others.

Crop Water Requirements: Students studying crop water requirements focus on the evapotranspiration (ET) of agricultural crops and other vegetation based on weather station instrumentation and or lysimeter measurements or flux systems, such as eddy covariance and Bowen ratio. It is important to estimate ET to understand water requirements and to lead to improvements in water management. This sometimes also includes measurements and/or estimations of crop production.

Irrigation System Operation and Maintenance: This area focuses on the operation and maintenance of irrigation systems, which sometimes includes organizational development and institutional strengthening of water users' associations. Topics include specific procedures, operational plans, maintenance plans, and irrigation system administration.

Remote Sensing and Spatial Apps: This is the application of ground-based, airborne, and satellite remote-sensing technologies with Geographical Information Systems for evapotranspiration estimation, irrigation system mapping, crop identification, crop yield estimation, water balance and efficiency estimations, and many others.

On-farm Irrigation Methods: Students will learn to design and evaluate on-farm irrigation methods, including surface (furrows, borders, and basins) and pressurized (sprinkler and micro-irrigation) methods. This may also include other topics, such as pressure regulation, water application uniformity, water filtration, chemigation, and many others.

Career Options

Graduates in irrigation engineering work primarily in the following careers:

Irrigation system design, construction, and installation

Consulting and technical advising

Teaching and training

Research

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Irrigation and Drainage of Agricultural Lands

Field Irrigation Systems Design and Evaluation

Irrigation Conveyance and Control Systems

Field Evaluation of Agricultural Irrigation Systems

Management of Irrigation Systems

Irrigation and Drainage of Agricultural Lands

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00

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Fall semester – March 15 for full financial consideration, final application deadline is May 15

Language

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Logan, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Students without civil and environmental engineering backgrounds may be required to complete select undergraduate courses prior to admission as a graduate student. This is determined by the committee on a case-to-case basis

Complete the online application

Pay the $55 application fee

Score at or above the 40th percentile on the GRE

Have a 3.0 or higher GPA on your last 60 semester or 90 quarter credits

Provide transcripts of all college/university credits

Provide three contacts for letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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32570 USD / year

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32570 USD / year

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10148 USD / year

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