- Global Campus (online)
International students may need to surpass the Graduate School’s minimum English language proficiency exam scores for this program. If the graduate program has unique score requirements, they will be detailed below. Otherwise, please refer to the Graduate School’s minimum score guidelines.
Degree Description:
Master of Science in Sustainable Fuels is a 30-credit professionally oriented graduate degree offered fully online through WSU Global Campus.
The program prepares students to work across sustainable fuel systems through graduate-level training in production technologies, systems analysis, policy and regulatory frameworks, sustainability assessment, supply chain analysis, fuel testing, certification, combustion, and performance.
The MS in Sustainable Fuels is structured as a set of stackable credentials.
Students complete three 9-credit graduate certificates totaling 27 credits plus the 3-credit SF 590 Sustainable Fuels Capstone.
- Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Fuel Production Technologies and Economics
- Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Fuel Policy, Systems and Sustainability
- Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Fuel Combustion and Performance
The initial curriculum emphasizes biofuels and sustainable aviation fuels while providing a broad foundation applicable to other sustainable fuel pathways as the field develops.
This structure allows students to build integrated knowledge across production, policy, sustainability, supply chains, certification, combustion, and performance.
Admission Requirements:
Application Pathways
- Apply directly to the Master of Science in Sustainable Fuels.
Students admitted directly to the MS complete all three graduate certificate areas as part of the degree curriculum followed by the SF 590 Sustainable Fuels Capstone.
Students who want individual certificate credentials awarded along the way should work with the program to add those certificates as appropriate. - Apply to the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Fuel Production Technologies and Economics.
Students may begin with this 9-credit certificate and later add the MS after meeting program requirements. - Apply to the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Fuel Policy,Systems and Sustainability.
Students may begin with this 9-credit certificate and later add the MS after meeting program requirements. - Apply to the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Fuel Combustion and Performance.
Students may begin with this 9-credit certificate and later add the MS after meeting program requirements.
Application Requirements
- Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution.
As a professional master’s program, applicants may be admitted with a GPA of 2.75 or higher but must earn a 3.0 GPA by the end of their first term to continue in the program. - Students who begin in a certificate and later pursue the Master of Science in Sustainable Fuels must maintain a 3.0 GPA in their certificate coursework before adding the master’s degree.
- International applicants must meet Graduate School English proficiency requirements.
- Applicants must submit one letter of recommendation and possess the technology and skills needed to participate fully in online education.
Student Opportunities:
The MS in Sustainable Fuels provides a flexible pathway that allows students to build graduate credentials in stages or complete the full master’s degree from the outset.
Students may complete one certificate, multiple certificates, or all three certificates plus the capstone.
Sustainable Fuel Production Technologies and Economics.
Students study sustainable fuel technologies, biomass conversion, technoeconomic analysis, financing, and investment with emphasis on evaluating technical and economic feasibility.
Sustainable Fuel Policy, Systems and Sustainability.
Students examine sustainable fuel law, policy, regulation, life cycle assessment, supply chain analysis, and systems-level sustainability.
Sustainable Fuel Combustion and Performance.
Students develop expertise in feedstock assessment, fuel analysis, certification, standardization, combustion, and emissions.
Students completing the MS integrate these areas in the SF 590 Sustainable Fuels Capstone, which brings together production technologies, systems analysis, supply chain optimization, policy frameworks, fuel testing, and certification.
The capstone is required only for students completing the master’s degree.
Career Opportunities:
The MS in Sustainable Fuels prepares graduates for technical, policy, operational, and sustainability-focused roles across the sustainable fuels sector.
Areas of preparation include:
- Sustainable fuel and biofuel production technologies
- Sustainable aviation fuels and transportation fuels
- Technoeconomic analysis,financing,and investment
- Life cycle assessment and environmental impact assessment
- Sustainable fuel law,policy,and regulatory compliance
- Supply chain analysis and optimization
- Feedstock assessment
- Fuel analysis,certification,and standardization
- Combustion,emissions,and fuel performance
- Systems-level analysis of sustainable fuel deployment
- Technical communication with technical,policy,and nontechnical audiences
- Ethical and systems-based decision making
Career Placements:
Graduates may pursue careers in sustainable fuel production, aviation and transportation fuels, petroleum and energy industries, agricultural and biomass-based fuel systems, regulatory agencies, fuel testing and certification, sustainability analysis, supply chain analysis, and related engineering or technical management roles.
Related professional areas include refining engineering, process engineering, asset engineering, sustainable fuel project evaluation, fuel certification, regulatory compliance, life cycle assessment, sustainable fuel systems analysis, fuel testing, and sustainable fuel commercialization.
The degree is particularly relevant for professionals seeking to enter or advance in industries connected to sustainable aviation fuels, biofuels, renewable energy systems, transportation fuels, fuel policy, fuel certification, and sustainable fuel production.