- The Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering at Rice University is a research graduate program that includes a thesis.
- Full-time students seeking the M.S. degree are expected to complete all the requirements for the degree within two calendar years of entrance into the program.
- Students are required to complete 30 semester credit hours.
- The students are members of a highly selective academic community who take interesting, relevant, and challenging courses from faculty who are at the top of their fields