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Industrial Engineering (MS)
Industrial Engineering combines engineering, math, and science to improve how systems and processes work across many industries. Whether it’s manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, or supply chain management, industrial engineers focus on making things more efficient, safe, and cost-effective.
You’ll design better workflows, reduce delays, improve quality, and create safer, more comfortable work environments in a versatile field that helps businesses operate smarter around the world.
Experiential Learning
- Comprehensive Curriculum – Strong foundation in engineering principles, optimization, cost analysis, and occupational safety Flexible degree paths: choose from a thesis, research, or all-course option
- Hands-On Learning – Applied projects in key courses to develop problem-solving and professional communication skills
- Industry Connections & Networking – Membership opportunities in professional organizations, including the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), American Society for Quality (ASQ), Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), and access to networking events, scholarships, and industry partnerships
Career Opportunities
Potential careers for industrial engineers include:
- Quality control manager
- Production manager (manufacturing)
- Plant engineer (manufacturing)
- Health and safety engineer
- Sales engineer (manufacturing)
- Corporate real estate manager
- Senior process engineer (manufacturing)
- Systems engineer
- Transportation and logistics manager
- Supply chain engineering and management (manufacturing, wholesalers and retailers)
Program Details

Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Industrial Engineering using:
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
- Our alumni are becoming leaders and stewards in their chosen profession and in society through their contributions to professional practice, research, entrepreneurial initiatives, or policy.
- Our alumni apply ethics and sustainability principles in their profession and commit to life-long learning, earn licensure and become experts and mentors in their chosen profession.
- Our alumni have the needed awareness of relevant global issues and cultures in order to thrive in a complex and multicultural world.
Student Outcomes (SOs)
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics;
- an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors;
- an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts;
- an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives;
- an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions;
- an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.