Welcome!
We are delighted that you are interested in joining us as a graduate student at the leading university center for sustainable transportation. The Transportation Technology and Policy (TTP) program takes an interdisciplinary approach that transcends the boundaries of traditional engineering schools. It provides students with an opportunity to research and address transportation challenges affecting the environment, the economy, and society from local to global scales.
Our TTP students have come from undergraduate majors as diverse as physics, economics, business, geography, anthropology, sociology, history, and English, as well as various engineering majors.
They have come from across the U.S. and from countries around the world, bringing a diversity of ideas, issues, cultures, and backgrounds. This diversity is one of the strengths of our program, as it fosters creativity and innovation.
The TTP curriculum allows flexibility in creating a course of study crossing traditional disciplinary boundaries. Students complete three core courses in Transportation Technology, Transportation Policy, and Data Science and choose one of three tracks in which to specialize: Vehicles & Fuels, Demand & Behavior, or Infrastructure & Operations. The program gives students the flexibility to develop high-level skills in disciplines of their choosing to best support their interests and career goals.
Dozens of faculty and researchers and over 50 graduate students contribute to the lively academic environment at TTP. Many of our students are actively engaged in funded research at the MS and PhD level, and fellowships are available each year for outstanding applicants.
The TTP degree gives students the tools and ability to pursue leadership roles in government, academia, NGOs, and industry.
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Program Highlights
Internationally recognized, respected program
Students come from diverse academic backgrounds
Relevant learning experiences
Unique, flexible interdisciplinary approach
Three program tracks:
Vehicles and fuels
Demand and behavior
Infrastructure and operations
Graduates employed at all levels of government, academia, industry and non-profit organizations.
Research Focus Areas
Environmental Impacts of Transportation
Travel Demand Modeling
Land Use and Transportation Interactions
Adoption of Advanced Vehicle Technologies
- Transportation Systems Analysis and Design
Sustainable Freight and Logistics
Transportation Economics
Transportation Planning and Policy
Automated, Electric, and Shared Mobility
- Active Transportation and Micro-Mobility
TTP Application Deadlines
Admission to graduate studies requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Students are generally admitted for the fall quarter, but exceptional cases for off-cycle admission can be considered. The application deadlines for admissions are:
Priority Deadline: January 15
Applicants who submit their application to the graduate program by the Priority Deadline will receive priority review for admission and financial support. We strongly encourage applications for any form of financial aid by this date as well.
General Deadline: April 1
Applicants who apply by the General Deadline will have their application reviewed for admission by the graduate program. Applicants will not be given priority for financial support.
TTP Admission Criteria
Master’s degree applicants must have earned a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) from the institution where you have earned or will earn your bachelor’s degree.
- Doctoral applicants normally will have earned a minimum 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent). Before applying, doctoral program applicants should contact faculty directly directly about whether they are accepting new students. Doctoral applicants are only admitted if a faculty member has agreed to work with the applicant.
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