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Sustainable Engineering MS
A sustainable engineering degree that allows you to reduce a product’s environmental effects at every stage of its lifecycle–from conception, development, and prototyping to commercialization, recycling, and disposal.
This program is no longer accepting new student applications.
Program skills
The MS in sustainable engineering builds on RIT’s work in sustainability research and education and offers students the flexibility to develop tracks in areas such as renewable energy systems, systems modeling and analysis, product design, and engineering policy and management. Course work is offered on campus and available on a full- or part-time basis. Technical in nature, the program equips engineers with the tools they need to meet the challenges associated with delivering goods, energy, and services through sustainable means. In addition to basic course work in engineering and classes in public policy and environmental management, students are required to complete a research thesis directly related to sustainable design challenges impacting society. Many of these thesis projects support the sustainability-themed research being conducted by RIT faculty in the areas of fuel-cell development, life-cycle engineering, and sustainable process implementation.
Program job titles
Associate Brewer; Associate Energy Efficiency Consultant; Chief Technology Officer; Consulting Engineer; Energy Engineer; Engineer Analyst; Manager Operational Excellence Leader; Project Coordinator Strategic Initiatives; PV and Powerwall Designer
Select program hiring partners
Tesla; Lamb Weston; GE Renewables; Sunny Clean Water; VaCom Technologies; Bastian Solutions; Bright Power; Eversource; Fairport Brewing Company; Franklin Energy; LiDestri Food and Drink; St. Onge Company: The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.; Woodcrest Capital
100%
Outcome Rates for Sustainable Engineering MS
Total percentage of graduates who have entered the workforce, enrolled in full-time graduate study, or are pursuing alternative plans (military service, volunteering, etc.).
100%
Knowledge Rate
Total percentage of graduates for whom RIT has verifiable data, compared to national average knowledge rate of 41% per NACE.
| Outcome | % of Students |
|---|---|
| Employed | 100.00% |
| Full-time Graduate Study | 0% |
| Alternative Plans | 0% |
Experiential Learning
Cooperative Education and Internships
What makes an RIT education exceptional? It’s the opportunity to complete relevant, hands-on engineering co-ops and internships with top companies in every single industry. At the graduate level, and paired with an advanced degree, cooperative education and internships give you the unparalleled credentials that truly set you apart. Learn more about graduate co-op and how it provides you with the career experience employers look for in their next top hires.
Cooperative education is strongly encouraged for graduate students in the sustainable engineering master's program.