What will I learn?

The Master of Energy Transition and Sustainability (METS) Program is an advanced, professional non-thesis degree designed in partnership with the George R. Brown School of Engineering (SoE) and the Wiess School of Natural Sciences (SoNS) at Rice University. The METS program empowers individuals with the knowledge and expertise required to spearhead the global energy transition. This joint degree program will require 31 credit hours of curated courses at the 500-level or above, including a culminating three-credit hour capstone course.

Upon completing the METS degree, students will be able to:

Explain the interconnections among Earth, Energy, and Environmental Systems and impacts on society.
Evaluate controls on global and regional energy supply and demand and the flow of energy and money across the energy value chain.
Identify and select technical (engineering) solutions to energy problems
Develop and apply technical, quantitative, and practical skills for the production, storage, deployment, and use of energy resources in sustainable ways.
Conduct integrated, interdisciplinary team-based research on energy systems, and communicate this understanding to the general public.

The METS degree program offers two areas of specialization:
Engineering, or

Geosciences.
A minimum overall GPA of 2.67 or higher in all Rice coursework.

Which department am I in?

Wiess School of Natural Sciences

Study options

Full Time (31 Hours)

Tuition fees

$39,900.00 (33,66,520) per year

USD $19,950 per semester

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected October 2025

Start date

August 2025

Venue

Wiess School of Natural Sciences

George R. Brown Hall Room E100,

6100 Main Street,

HOUSTON,

Texas,

77251, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

B.S. or B.A. degree in a quantitative field from an accredited institution (Minimum GPA 3.0)

Applicants who are foreign nationals or whose native language is not English must provide objective proof that they meet one of the following thresholds as proof of English proficiency:

At least a 90 on the iBT TOEFL.
At least 600 on the paper-based TOEFL.
At least 7 on the IELTS.
At least 115 on the Duolingo test of English proficiency.
The applicant has completed, or is expected to complete, a post-secondary degree from an institution in which English is the official language of communication or instruction. A list of previously approved institutions can be found on the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.