Degree Overview

  • Delivery Format: on-campus
  • Required Credits: 90

Program Details

Our program educational objectives are reflected in the achievements of our recent alumni. 

  1. Research and/or Practice: Alumni will successfully engage in the research and/or practice of transportation within academia, industry, government, and private practice, working toward sustainable solutions in a technical specialty area. Alumni will be able to synthesize technical knowledge of analysis, and design to identify, formulate and solve problems of professional interest and importance.
  2. Professional Growth: Alumni will advance their skills through research, innovation, professional growth and development activities such as research. 
  3. Service: Alumni will perform service to society and the profession through membership and participation in professional societies, government, educational institutions, civic organizations, and humanitarian endeavors. 

What You Will Learn:

Graduates of Ph.D. in Transportation program will be able to:

  1. Evaluate the effectiveness of a designed experiment and the implications of the resulting data;
  2. Verify and justify the solution to a complex transportation problem, including the use of appropriate tools and techniques;
  3. Develop and evaluate new, advanced technical knowledge in a specialized area of transportation; and
  4. Synthesize and explain the relevance and application of new, advanced technical knowledge in both technical and non-technical terms.

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Transportation Salaries

$51,000

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

$60,000

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

NJIT’s Civil Engineering graduate programs rank in the top 100 in the country.

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Career Prospects

Where do Transportation majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Mechanic A
  • Assistant Transportation Planner
  • Operations Manager
  • Civil Engineer
Top Employers
  • Professional Disposables International Inc.
  • Simco Engineering PC
  • Longitude
  • SeafrigoB
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