diff --git a/src/main/java/org/tdl/vireo/model/export/enums/DSpaceMETSKey.java b/src/main/java/org/tdl/vireo/model/export/enums/DSpaceMETSKey.java
index 5d5011b4fe..d6a1fc8dca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/tdl/vireo/model/export/enums/DSpaceMETSKey.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/tdl/vireo/model/export/enums/DSpaceMETSKey.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public enum DSpaceMETSKey {
     SUPPLEMENTAL_AND_SOURCE_DOCUMENT_FIELD_VALUES,
     LICENSE_DOCUMENT_FIELD_VALUES,
     METS_FIELD_VALUES,
+    DEGREE_LEVEL,
     GRADUATION_MONTH_YEAR,
     GRADUATION_YEAR_MONTH,
     GRANTOR,
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/tdl/vireo/model/formatter/DSpaceMetsFormatter.java b/src/main/java/org/tdl/vireo/model/formatter/DSpaceMetsFormatter.java
index 5d097767f2..b6328ddb3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/tdl/vireo/model/formatter/DSpaceMetsFormatter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/tdl/vireo/model/formatter/DSpaceMetsFormatter.java
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ public boolean test(FieldValue fv) {
                     }
                 }).collect(Collectors.toList()));
                 break;
+            case DEGREE_LEVEL:
+                context.setVariable(key.name(), submissionHelperUtility.getDegreeLevel());
+                break;
             case GRADUATION_MONTH_YEAR:
                 context.setVariable(key.name(), submissionHelperUtility.getGraduationMonthYearString());
                 break;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/formats/dspace_mets.xml b/src/main/resources/formats/dspace_mets.xml
index 6e401c97af..7964b710cf 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/formats/dspace_mets.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/formats/dspace_mets.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@
                       th:text="${GRANTOR}">
                     </dim:field>
 
+                    <dim:field
+                      th:if="${ DEGREE_LEVEL != null }"
+                      mdschema="thesis" element="degree" qualifier="level"
+                      th:text="${DEGREE_LEVEL}">
+                    </dim:field>
+
                     <dim:field
                       th:if="${ GRADUATION_YEAR_MONTH != null }"
                       mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="created"
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/tdl/vireo/model/export/enums/DSpaceMetsKeyTest.java b/src/test/java/org/tdl/vireo/model/export/enums/DSpaceMetsKeyTest.java
index 57a72e7af5..d38e8aae2f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/tdl/vireo/model/export/enums/DSpaceMetsKeyTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/tdl/vireo/model/export/enums/DSpaceMetsKeyTest.java
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ protected static Stream<Arguments> provideEnumParameters() {
             Arguments.of(DSpaceMETSKey.SUPPLEMENTAL_AND_SOURCE_DOCUMENT_FIELD_VALUES, "SUPPLEMENTAL_AND_SOURCE_DOCUMENT_FIELD_VALUES", 7),
             Arguments.of(DSpaceMETSKey.LICENSE_DOCUMENT_FIELD_VALUES, "LICENSE_DOCUMENT_FIELD_VALUES", 8),
             Arguments.of(DSpaceMETSKey.METS_FIELD_VALUES, "METS_FIELD_VALUES", 9),
-            Arguments.of(DSpaceMETSKey.GRADUATION_MONTH_YEAR, "GRADUATION_MONTH_YEAR", 10),
-            Arguments.of(DSpaceMETSKey.GRADUATION_YEAR_MONTH, "GRADUATION_YEAR_MONTH", 11),
-            Arguments.of(DSpaceMETSKey.GRANTOR, "GRANTOR", 12),
-            Arguments.of(DSpaceMETSKey.EMBARGO_LIFT_DATE, "EMBARGO_LIFT_DATE", 13)
+            Arguments.of(DSpaceMETSKey.DEGREE_LEVEL, "DEGREE_LEVEL", 10),
+            Arguments.of(DSpaceMETSKey.GRADUATION_MONTH_YEAR, "GRADUATION_MONTH_YEAR", 11),
+            Arguments.of(DSpaceMETSKey.GRADUATION_YEAR_MONTH, "GRADUATION_YEAR_MONTH", 12),
+            Arguments.of(DSpaceMETSKey.GRANTOR, "GRANTOR", 13),
+            Arguments.of(DSpaceMETSKey.EMBARGO_LIFT_DATE, "EMBARGO_LIFT_DATE", 14)
         );
     }