Earn Your Master’s Degree in Engineering, Sustainability and Health – 100% Online
Join a global network of professionals tackling today’s most pressing environmental and health challenges.
Confronting Global Challenges Together
The world’s most pressing problems do not know disciplinary boundaries, and so solving them requires a new approach, one that reaches beyond borders and professional limits.
The University of San Diego’s Master of Science in Engineering, Sustainability and Health (MESH) degree is designed to bring together students from a wide range of backgrounds that impact the built environment and take a critical approach to sustainability, health and human development in order to produce the innovative solutions needed for our collective future.
You might be:
- A health professional who understands that the built environment (e.g., transport, energy systems, water, and sanitation) affects the health of populations and may want to make a difference but may not know how to impact changes.
- An engineer working for a hydroelectric company who wants to understand better alternatives to protect indigenous land and local flora and fauna.
- A peace builder who wants to understand more about the impact of mining on local communities.
In this online master’s, we’ll collaborate across disciplines, ask the right questions, and help each other find better solutions.
Leading-edge, timely Online Program
There is no other program like MESH!
The University of San Diego’s online MESH directors and professors developed the program together with professionals across multiple disciplines who are deeply committed to the co-creation of technological developments for the future, which are socially and ecologically just, healthy and sustainable.
In turn, we invite you to build upon your experience and background, learn to see through the lens of other disciplines to implement new and emerging sustainable technologies in four key areas: food, water, energy, and waste; all while designing just transitions that are cost-effective and achievable for local communities.
You might have landed on this page while looking for a master’s in sustainability or an environmental engineering program; MESH is all about bringing together different professions and learning to look at environmental problems through each other’s lens. Our approach does not help you specialize in one discipline but instead lets you understand the potential unintended consequences of what might seem like a good solution when in a siloed discipline.
Program Snapshot
Priority Deadline
March 7
Program Length
20 Months
Total Credits
30
Format
Online
Priority Deadline
Applying to our master’s program by the priority deadline offers you significant advantages:
- Early Consideration: Be among the first to have your application reviewed and receive your admission decision sooner, giving you more time to prepare for your next academic journey.
- Increased Admission Chances: Secure your spot in the program while more seats are available, enhancing your chances of acceptance.
- Stress-Free Planning: Eliminate the last-minute rush by submitting your application early, allowing you to focus on the next steps.
- Showcase Your Commitment: Demonstrate your dedication and preparedness by applying early, making a strong impression on our admissions committee.
Don’t wait—take the first step toward your future today by submitting your application by the priority deadline!
Career Options
The global need to achieve more sustainable human and economic development has brought significant opportunities to environmental engineering and related fields in sustainability. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that two of the top three fastest growing occupations from 2019 to 2020 were green jobs. In fact, seven out of the ten fastest-growing occupations concerned areas related to sustainability or health.
Be Better Equipped To Tackle Our Planet’s Challenges Of Today & Be Part Of Making A Healthier Future For All!
What our students say about the MS in Engineering Sustainability and Health program
Why Choose the University of San Diego?
Committed to creating a just world
You’ll be part of a culture that embraces environmentally and socially responsible practices and processes through student action, faculty research, curricula, and daily operations – resulting in lasting change for both society and the planet.
Academic excellence
The master’s degree you’ll earn as an online graduate student has the same prestige, clout and academic rigor as any earned by campus-based graduate students.
Flexible online classes
No time to attend class full-time? Not a problem. Our flexible schedules are ideal for working professionals and accessible to students from around the world.
Top-ranked university and engineering school
The MS-ESH degree program is offered through USD’s Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering – ranked #13 among the nation’s non-doctoral-granting engineering schools by U.S. News & World Report.
