Overview

Faculty work closely with transportation professionals to ensure that critical transportation topics are covered in the curriculum.

Courses provide a solid background and skill set in topics such as intelligent transportation systems, ride-source sharing, transit system planning, transportation data analytics, travel demand forecasting, traffic systems operations, freight transportation, human factors and analytical methods in transportation. Students of the Transportation Engineering master’s degree program from University of Washington also obtain hands-on experience in particular areas of interest, including traffic simulations, smart transportation system control and traveler information systems. Graduate students work closely with faculty and interact with leaders in the local professional community, many of whom are UW graduates, through special courses taught by practitioners, field trips, seminars and professional society meetings.

Careers

People with advanced degrees in transportation engineering enjoy careers as company or agency traffic engineers, transportation analysts, etc. Graduates also pursue management positions in large companies, agencies and non-profit organizations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Preparation

Planning for People and Freight

Transportation Data Collection

Transportation Networks and Optimization

Inferential Data Analysis for Engineers

Transportation Data Management and Visualization

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

42 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Seattle, United States

Disciplines

Transportation Engineering View 29 other Masters in Transportation Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Hold the minimum equivalent of a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S.1 or its equivalent from a foreign institution2 or a Bologna bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 180 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits.
All students confirming enrollment must provide an official (sealed) transcript and degree statement (with date of award & title of degree awarded) for verification to Graduate Enrollment Management Services (GEMS).
Have earned at least a 3.0 grade-point-average (on a 4 point scale) from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S.1 or its equivalent from a foreign institution

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

39204 USD / year

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Out-of-State

39204 USD / year

≈ 39204 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

22497 USD / year

≈ 22497 USD / year

Living costs

Seattle

United States

1480 - 2580 USD / month

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