Industrial and Systems Engineering, MSE

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Boost Your Ability to Organize Large Systems

3 students working around a table in RUC This program at 51��Ƶ-Dearborn is designed for engineers and other professionals who are responsible for designing, installing, improving, and evaluating large integrated systems that include people, materials, information, equipment, and energy.

You can take classes for the 30-credit degree in person, online, or a combination of both. We schedule classes in the late afternoon and evening so they’re convenient for part-time students who work.

Where an MSE in Industrial and Systems Engineering Will Take You

The degree’s broad scope opens doors in a variety of sectors so you have the freedom to forge your own career path. Manufacturing, logistics, health care, service systems, energy design, ergonomics–take your pick from these and a host of other fields where your knowledge and skills will be highly valued.

Industrial Engineers

Operations Research Analysts

Industrial Production Managers

Logisticians

Health and Safety Engineers

$99,380 Median Salary

Industrial Engineers

Employment of industrial engineers is projected to grow 12 percent from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations.

About 25,200 openings for industrial engineers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

$83,640 Median Salary

Operations Research Analysts

Employment of operations research analysts is projected to grow 23 percent from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations.

About 11,300 openings for operations research analysts are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

$116,970 Median Salary

Industrial Production Managers

Employment of industrial production managers is projected to grow 3 percent from 2023 to 2033, about as fast as the average for all occupations.

About 17,100 openings for industrial production managers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

$79,400 Median Salary

Logisticians

Employment of logisticians is projected to grow 19 percent from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations.

About 26,100 openings for logisticians are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

$103,690 Median Salary

Health and Safety Engineers

Employment of health and safety engineers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2023 to 2033, about as fast as the average for all occupations.

About 1,500 openings for health and safety engineers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

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This program operates on a rolling admission basis. It is advised to submit all documents by the advisory deadline to ensure consideration for your preferred term and to facilitate pre-term planning. Advisory deadlines differ for domestic and international students.

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51��Ƶ-Dearborn College of Engineering and Computer Science graduate student Emmanuella Ejichukwu discusses the versatility of the ISE program, and how it prepares graduates to reach their career goals.

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